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N. H. BYRUM. 



ISABEL C. BYRUM, 
Wife of N. H. Byrum 



FAMILIAR NAMES and FACES. 




A Collection of Cuts, from Photographs, of Ministers, Gospel Workers, 
Writers, and others, whose Names are mostly familiar to the 
readers of the Gospel Trumpet, accompanied by the Chris- 
tian Experience of some, with Poems, etc. 

Also a HISTORY OF THE GOSPEL TRUMPET PUBLISHING WORK, with cuts representing the same, 

and Other Things of Interest. 

By N. H. BYRUM. 

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GOSPEL TRUMPET PUBLISHING CO., Moundsville, W. Va.— 1902. 







LIBRARY nf CONGRESS 

Two Conies Received 

AUG 2 1904 

Coovrleht Entry 

CLASS <*- XXo. No. 

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Copyrighted by N. H. Byrum, 1902. 



PREFACE. 



The object of this book is two-fold— to glo- 
rify the name of the Lord by its testimonies 
and words of instruction and truth shedding 
forth heavenly rays of light to the reader, also 
for the encouragement of the readers of the 
Gospel Trumpet who will be inspired to new 
aspirations, and renewed zeal and vigor, for 
the spread of the gospel, as the leaves of this 
volume are turned. As they behold the famil- 
iar names and faces of those who have in years 
past written articles and messages of truth 
through that paper, it will bring fresh to mem- 
ory many quotations of their writings that 
have imparted to the reader many spiritual 



blessings, light and instruction by the Spirit 
of the Lord, which has been helpful along the 
Christian pathway. There are many readers 
of the Gospel Teumpet who have never met 
any whose names and faces appear in this 
book, and, being unable to procure photo- 
graphs of so many, this collection will un- 
doubtedly be appreciated. 

On account of the short space of time in 
issuing this work, we were unable to procure 
the photographs of many whose faces would 
otherwise have appeared. It will also be ob- 
served that some of those whose faces do ap- 
pear have not proved true to the "faith once 



PREFACE. 



delivered to the saints." Notwithstanding 
their diversion from the truth, their names 
appear because of their past relations and 
work in the ministry. The hundreds of famil- 
iar names and faces of writers, workers, and 
ministers that do not appear in this volume 
are excluded only for lack of space and time 
to procure them. 



With a firm belief that it will fulfill its mis- 
sion of doing good, and bring blessings to all 
who prayerfully peruse its pages, without 
further apology it is hereby humbly submitted 
by the author. 

N. H. Byeum. 
Mound svillc, W. Va., Feb. 17, 1902. 




"WORKERS TOGETHER WITH HIM." 

(2 Cor. 6:1.) 



Pen ne'er can trace 
How glorious was the rank of honor bright 
Which Christ possessed in heaven's regal light- 
A ruler with the Father on his throne, 
With Paraclete, the rightful lords alone 
Of all the universe's vast domain, 
A splendid monarch in a peaceful reign 
For ceaseless ages vast ere e'en the earth 
Was shaped, or Satan, cruel, sly, gave birth 

To lies which cursed the human race. 

And yet we know 
That in a manger, low, of comfort bare, 
Was born into the world the destined heir 
Of sorrow, suffering, and shameful death, 
A wondrous holy One, whose every breath 
Was heavy with the fragrance of that love 
Which flows in streams unceasing up above, 
The willing sacrifice unto his Father's will, 
Whose blood the sons of men could dare to spill - 

Christ Jesus, humbled here below. 



Thus came to earth 
The One whose slighted wish was good as law 
To ministering spirits, who in awe 
Beheld in him their Maker and their King, 
Whose praise angelic voices ever sing. 
He came in poverty and lowliness, 
To make us rich and great in righteousness ; 
The pains of Calvary in love he bore, 
To give us perfect freedom evermore; 

His death won life through Spirit birth. 

The Christ who taught 
These lessons great of love and fortitude, 
Now claims from us, beside our gratitude, 
The service of our hearts and lives for men, 
To rescue them from sin and shame, and then 
With them, his happy children, filled with praise, 
To glorify our God through endless days; 
And bids us follow him and leave behind 
The things of earth, eternal wealth to find, 

Which his great love has for us bought. 



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"With grateful joy 
We here present the names and faces pure 
Of some who 've found in Christ of sin the cure, 
And heard his Spirit- whisper, "Follow me, 
A fisherman of souls I '11 make of thee. ' ' 
Our holy brethren, who 've obeyed the voice : 
"Leave Babylon, and make the Lord your choice ; ' 
An earnest, faithful army, true, who bide 
The coming of the Bridegroom for his bride, 

In oneness Satan can't destroy. 



But see, alas ! 
We turn the pages o 'er, and now behold 
The faces of a few who 've left the fold 
Of Christ, the Shepherd great, and wandered far 
On error's barren hill, and who now are 
Opposing God's own blessed, urgent cause, 
And turning precious souls from holy laws. 
Whom once we loved as brethren pure and true, 
The truth now fight 'mong Satan 's wicked crew— 

Lord, remember thou this class! 



And as you turn 
These leaves of paper, pure and white — 
Fit emblem of the souls that walk in light— 
We pray and trust their faces may inspire 
And urge you on to work and never tire, 
Until with joy we meet, if not before, 
In heaven bright, when finished is our war, 
Where arches high with halleluiahs ring, 
And saints and angels blest with rapture sing- 
In that fair land for which we yearn. 



God's messengers, 
soldiers on Emmanuel's battle-field! 
To Satan and his hosts we ne 'er must yield ; 
Eternal destinies of numbers vast may rest 
Upon our trueness — if we do our best, 
There's many a hidden gem we'll bring to light, 
Which dear and precious is in Heaven's sight; 
And crowns of righteousness, with beauty rare, 
With all the wise of ages we will share. 

Oh, rapture sweet such prospect stirs! 



WORKERS TOGETHER WITH HIM.' 



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Now comes our God 
In all the Holy Spirit's love and might, 
And floods the earth with glorious evening light. 
From out the dark domain of popish Rome 
He's gathering his scattered people home, 
To dwell on Zion's mount, with all the blest 
"Who 've fled from sectish gloom, to find the rest 
And pastures rich and green, where Jesus leads, 
That good and able Shepherd, who well feeds 

His flock, and guards with staff and rod. 



Behold how good 
And pleasant 'tis for brethren of one sire 
To dwell in unity and feel the fire 
Of holy fellowship and love divine, 
Where all is harmony, with not a sign 
Of hatefid variance, when all are hid 
With Christ in God, and dare to firmly bid 
The spirits of division and of strife, 
And all the foes that mar the Christian life, 

To flee at view of Jesus' blood! 



God's city fair 
Now stands revealed in all her perfectness, 
And into it with joy the nations press, 
As at its portal grand they leave behind 
Self-righteousness, and sins of every kind, 
And vow allegiance to the King of kings, 
And Lord of lords, whose mercy brings 
The richest jewels of his wondrous grace, 
And crowns and raises them to princely place, 

If needed chastisement they bear. 



The trumpet's blast 
May soon resound o'er every hill and vale, 
While hearts once stout as oak with terror fail 
At view of Him who has for sinners bled, 
But who as God then judges quick and dead. 
brethren, let us live so in that day 
T'he glorious Lord may turn to us and say, 
"Well done, thou good and truly faithful man, 
Come enter joys prepared ere time began, 

In mansions that for aye shall last." 

ROBT. ROTHMAN, 



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The name of D. S. Warner can never be 
erased from the memory of thousands of peo- 
ple. Long will his kind words of advice and 
admonition be remembered. Although his 
spirit has long since departed, yet his words, 
and the fruits of his labor continue to live in 
the hearts of men, and will so continue until 
time shall be no more. Through his efforts 
to save fallen man, thousands have been point- 
ed to the One in whom they sought and found 
deliverance. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Bris- 
tol, Wayne Co., Ohio, June 25, 1842. Not 
much is known of his boyhood days; but it 
is a well-known fact that his body was weak- 
ly and frail from his birth. From the begin- 



ning, circumstances of an unpleasant nature 
seemed to obstruct his pathway, and sorrow, 
pain, and suffering were his companions. Al- 
though the enemy of souls tried hard to crush 
this young life, yet the watchful eye of God 
was upon him, and brought him safely 
through. He attended school what time he 
could, and also spent a short time in teaching. 
He never shrank from what he thought to be 
his duty, and took a fearless stand for the 
truth and the right. During the great conflict 
between the North and South his name went 
down as one to help defend the Union flag. It 
is said that he went as a substitute to save his 
brother, who had been drafted, and was a man 
with a familv. The kindness as shown in this 





P. S, WARNER. 



D. SIDNEY WARNER, 

Son of P, S. Warner. 



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noble act was a noticeable feature in bis life. 
Tbe welfare of others weighed heavily upon 
his heart, and he was ever willing and ready 
to deny himself of some comfort or pleasure, 
that others might enjoy it and be benefited 
by the same. 

Sin never dragged him down so far in de- 
gradation as it did many others, but while 
yet in early manhood he sought and found 
the Savior. Feeling that God had chosen him 
to carry the gospel to others, shortly after his 
conversion he entered the ministry; and ever 
after, until his death, his voice sounded forth 
the tidings of full salvation. 

He served the Lord faithfully, and was true 
to the covenant he made with the Lord. At 
the time he surrendered everything to his dear 
Father in heaven he wrote in his journal the 
covenant that was made. This journal has 
been carefully preserved, and the words writ- 



ten down on that day were also recorded in 
heaven, and never did he swerve from that 
solemn vow. The following is an extract from 
his journal at that date : 

"I do most joyfully yield myself entirely 
to be thine, God. Therefore, this soul which 
thou hast made in thine own image is placed 
wholly in thy hands. Do with it as seemeth 
good. This mind shall think only for thy 
glory and the promotion of thy cause. This 
will is thy will, God ; the spirit within this 
body is now thine ; do with it as thou wilt in 
life and death. This body is thy temple for- 
ever ; these hands only to work for thee ; these 
eyes to see thy adorable works and thy holy 
law; this tongue and these lips to speak only 
holiness unto the Lord ; these ears to hear thy 
voice alone; these feet to walk only in thy 
ways; and all my being is now and forever 
thine. ' ' 




D. S. WARNER AND WIPE. LIBRARY AND HOME. 



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Down at the foot of the cross was where he 
longed to be, and much of his time was spent 
in communion with his Savior. Through the 
careful study of the Word, he began to see the 
evils of sectarianism, and to realize that God 
never intended for his children to be divided. 
He saw the body of Christ, the true church, 
and felt that he must break loose from all in- 
stitutions of men. Being then a member of 
the so-called Church of God, or Winebrenner- 
ians, he felt that he no longer could find a 
home with them, so boldly stepped out and 
declared his freedom in Christ Jesus. 

God blessed him in the step he had taken, 
and he faltered not in crying out against the 
evils of sectarian confusion. He could not in- 
dorse their creeds, and he proved by the Word 
that they were wrong, and that the so-called 
churches constituted spiritual Babylon, and 
exhorted all God 's children to come out of her, 



lest they be partakers of her plagues. This was 
a wonderful stroke and came like a thunder- 
bolt from heaven upon them. The devil and 
all the false religions became stirred with pre- 
judice, and moved with envy against him for 
preaching a doctrine which they thought was 
new. Although it was as old as the Bible, yet 
they did not understand it. 

Through this act was heaped upon him 
much bitter persecution, yet he never faltered 
nor turned back, knowing that under him were 
the ' ' everlasting arms. ' ' 

He now stood free from all the bondage and 
yokes of men, and realized that he was a mem- 
ber of the church that Jesus shed his blood 
to purchase. It was then that he could fully 
realize the import of these words which in 
after years he put in verse: 





SAMUEL L. SPECK. Cl.AYPOOL, IND. 



HERBERT M. RIGGLE, CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PA. 



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THE CHURCH OF GOD. 

Church of God, thou spotless virgin, 

Church of Christ, for whom he died ; 
Thou hast known no human founder, 

Jesus bcught thee for his bride. 
Sanctif.ed by Gcd the Father, 

Luilt by Jesus Christ the Sen, 
Tempeied by the Holy Spirit, 

Like the Hcly Three in One. 

Ccd himself has set the members 

In his bedy all complete. 
Organized by Jesus only, 

Oh, the union pure and sweet! 
Church cf Gcd, the angels marvel 

At the music of thy song; 
Earth and hell in terror tremble 

As thy army moves along. 

Church of God, "beloved city," 

Thou art of celestial mold ; 
Lo, from God and out of heaven, 



Came the city of pure gold. 
Stones of jasper, clear as crystal, 

Is the building of thy wall ; 
And the Lamb thy light forever. 

Jesus, Jesus, all in all. 

Gcd's own holiness within t: ee, 

His own beauty en thy brew, 
Glorified in his own image, 

This thy wendrcus portion now. 
In thee dwells the triune fulness, 

Blessing all thy pilgrim days ; 
All around thee his salvation, 

And before thee gates of praise. 

Church cf Gcd, in heaven written, 

Thine the risen life of Christ, 
And the treasures to thee given, 

Never, never can be priced. 
Far above this world's confusion, 

Walking close by Jesus' side, 
Leaning on his loving bosom, 

Is the church, his chosen bride. 





CHAS. E. ORR, FEDERALSBURG, MD. 



WM. R. DUNCAN, PLATTEVILLE, COLO. 



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His mind was much drawn out to literary 
work, and lie felt that God could be glorified 
through the use of his pen. A short time pre- 
vious to the year 1880 he became connected 
with a paper known as the Herald of Gospel 
Freedom. Shortly afterwards this paper was 
consolidated with another paper of the same 
gospel principles, and the paper thus formed 
was called The Gcspel Trumpet. With 
tongue and pen he thundered forth the truth 
against all institutions and doctrines of men, 
and set forth t3i3 church of God. He taught 
that men must be holy and pure in heart, and 
that this could only be obtained through sancti- 
ficatioii, as a second definite work of grace, 
subsequent to regeneration. As fast as God 
revealed the truth to him he did not hesitate 
to tell it to others. 

He labored faithfully for the salvation of 
men's souls. The salvation which he so much 



enjoyed he wanted others to have a part in 
also. His pen gave forth the expression of 
his heart in words like these: "Salvation is 
more to be desired than all the glory and plea- 
sure that the highest honors of earth can yield. 
Yea, it places the soul upon a plane so elevat- 
ing as to receive the admiration and adoration 
of heaven. It places a man far above the high- 
est object of earthly ambition. It gives him 
a kingdom greater than Alexander or Napo- 
leon ever swayed scepter over, and places him 
in kingly triumph over all the elements of the 
world; over sin, fashion, and popular senti- 
ments ; and over the devil himself, who claims 
to be the ruler of the earth. A master of the 
situation of life, with a peace that nothing 
disturbs, and a joyful faith in God which sees 
all firings working together for his good, and 
contributing to his happiness. Salvation is 
greater riches than all the gold, silver and 



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GEO. Q. COPLIN, ANTWERP^. 



ROBERT ROTH MAN, 
Foreman Composition and Job Departments, G. T. Pub. Co. 



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valuable treasures of this earth, summed up 
together; a treasure that never faileth; a 
wealth so great that to the happy possessor 
everything of earth is, in comparison, reduced 
to dust and dirt. ' ' 

Although much of his time was taken up 
with editorial work, yet he traveled extensively 
in the gospel work and broke the bread of life 
to thousands of hungry souls. His efforts 
were not in vain. God blessed his labors. He 
preached the "Word in all its fulness, and many 
who were yoked up in sectarian bondage heard 
and obeyed the call: "Come out of her, my 
people" (meaning spiritual Babylon). The 
church in the blessed gospel of the evening 
light was established in many localities. Grod 
soon raised up many precious souls to help 
sound the gospel to a dying world. Wherever 
he was he was either busy with his voice or 
pen. He was a great lover of poetry, and 



during his travels many beautiful poems were 
written. While on a tour in the West at one 
time he wrote the following verses : 

TO THE OCEAN. 

Help me, sweet voice of inspiration, 

Help me sing one gentle lay 
To the ocean's wide and deep creation, 

Singing for us night and day. 
And thou restless sea, with all thy wonders, 

Touch my harp with melody; 
For no bard can sing thy awful numbers 

Uninspired indeed by thee. 

'Twas a balmy evening in October, 

As our train sped on its time, 
That we came in sight of God's great ocean, 

To the old Pacific brine. 
Swiftly gliding down, its ancient orbit, 

The great monarch of the light 
Dropped his golden smiles upon the water, 

E'er he bid us all good-night. 





G. TUFTS JR., INDIA. 



EMIL KREUTZ, NEOSHO FALLS, KAN. 



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Now we ran along the sacred bound 'ry, 

Where the voice of God had said, 
"Halt, ye billows, rushing, foaming, angry, 

Hither be thy waters stayed." 
And that mandate of the hoary ages, 

Undecayed by lapse of time, 
Still protects the feet of gazing sages, 

From the breakers' threatening brine. 

Hark! sea! is it thy hollow moaning 

That arrests my midnight dream? 
Is there then no rest to thy wild foaming 1 

Ah! how false thy tranquil name! 
True, 'tis only through thy ruder sister 

That does business in the East, 
And plays up her higher, wilder capers, 

Thou art called Pacific— rest. 

Thou a preacher art to all the ages, 
And thy audience all the world : 

Lo ! we read thy sermon on the pages 
Of the book that God unfurled. 



And to all that tread thy sand environs 
Thou dcst thunder, yea, and show 

Hew the human heart, in siu's dominion 
Never, never peace can know. 

As thy waves in ceaseless turmoil labor, 

And in fury beat the shore; 
As they writhe and moan and dash asunder. 

Rise and fall forevermore, 
So the blasting hopes, and guilty terrors 

Of the sinner's wretched heart, 
Restless, fearful, and despairing ever, 

From his bosom never part. 

Only ( ne has sailed upen the besom 

Of the tempest-troubled sea, 
Who could hush the winds and calm the bil- 
lows — 

He who spoke to Galilee. 
Only He can break the storms of passion, 

And rebuke the fears of hell; 
Only He can calm the struggling spirit, 

Speak the word, Be still, be still. 




JENNTE C. RUTTY, MERIDEN, KAN. 




MAHALA UBER, HORTONS, PA. 



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thou awful sea ! I love thy music ; 

Never from thee would I part ; 
Yea, I love thee,loving Him that formed thee, 

He who strung the ancient harp. 
My own Father fixed thy bounds forever, 

Holds thee in his loving hand, 
Spake thy dreadful monsters into being, 

And he formed the spacious land. 

Lo ! thou bringest from thy sacred chambers 

Pearls and shells of curious form, 
Tinted with the rainbow's varied beauty, 

And the gold of rosy morn. 
'Neath thy billows lie yet greater treasures 

Thou art waiting to restore, 
When the dead shall hear the final summons, 

And old time shall be no more. 

Oh, I bless thy kindness, friend Pacific, 

For thy temporizing breath; 
For the climate wafted from thee, truly 

Is an enemy to death. 



Sweet and soft and balmy are thy breathings, 

Keeping winter blasts away. 
And I thank thee, Providence, that brought me 

Here to San Diego bay. 

Here with gratitude I feast on fruitage 

So delicious and benign, 
That 'twould seem no better and no sweeter 

Ever grew on Adam's vine, 
While fair Eden yet in love was blooming 

And the peace of God was there. 
We, kind ccean, to thy magic credit 

This profusion rich and rare. 

On this sea-coast I would fondly linger, 

Where the zephyrs fondly breathe 
'er the vineyards vast, and lemon orchards, 

Where the bright pomegranates wave; 
And the golden orange, figs, and guavas, 

Apples, pears, and prunes abound ; 
With delicious nectarines and peaches, 

Blessing all the season round. 





GEO. W. FEY, ADDIE AND DELLA PRY. 



W. J. HENEY AND WIPE. 



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Where the ocean means its solemn numbers, 

And the sun outpours its gold 
On the clouds which hang, while twilight 
lingers, 

O'er the sea-waves rising bold. 
And the glorious king of day, descending, 

Bids the vintage toilers rest. 
While he cools his fevered brow each evening 

On the great Pacific breast. 

The daily life of 1). S. Warner was that of 
a Bible Christian. What he taught to others, 
lie lived and practised in his daily walk. He 
was a man of great faith, and through his 
conflict for the truth and right had many 
occasions to have it tested. At the general 
camp-meetings and assemblies he was present 
whenever possible, and many came to Christ 
and others were helped in various ways by the 
sermons he preached. 

Many beautiful songs were produced by his 
pen, and though they have been sung for years 



yet they never seem to grow old, and no doubt 
will be sung for years to come. As God had 
blessed him with a talent for poetry, he at one 
time issued a book of poems entitled "Poems 
of Grace and Truth. ' ' He was also author of 
a number of books and tracts of various kinds. 
God used him in a wonderful manner in this 
way, and through the reading of his writings 
many were brought to the knowledge of the 
Savior. 

About the time his editorial work began, he 
was married to Sarah A. Keller. To them was 
born a son, who received his father's name, 
and is known to many as Sidney Warner. Af- 
ter her death he was married to Frankie E. 
Miller. She being a stenographer was a great 
he]]) to him in his heavy correspondence and 
editorial work. The last two years of his life 
were devoted mostly to writing, which he did 
at his home near Grand Junction, Mich. 




D. 0. TEASLEY, NORTH POINT, PA. 




OKA HOWARD TEASLEY, NORTU POINT, PA. 



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He could not always stay with those who 
loved him, so on the 12th of December, 1895, 
God called him to that home above, having 
lived 53 years, 5 months, and 13 days. He 
was sick only a few days, and it seemed that 
God was through with him here, and those that 
were left behind had to resign to His will. At 
the news of his death many hearts were laden 
with sorrow. The following words from the 
pen of William G. Schell will help to show 
what love existed in the hearts of the people 
for this brother: 

"Truly our heart is filled with sadness at 
the thought of the departure of our dearly be- 
loved Brother Warner. For some days before 
his death we were filled with an unusual sad- 
ness, as though God were giving us a pre- 
sentiment of some awful event soon to trans- 
pire. And on last Wednesday evening, when 
we assembled with the church at Castine, 0., 



to preach the Word unto the people, our heart 
was so overwhelmed with sorrow that I could 
not preach. We communicated unto the church 
a knowledge of our feelings, and suggested 
that we spend the time of that service largely 
in fervent prayer, which we did. And while 
there earnestly calling upon the Lord, we felt 
the seal of God upon our heart to enable us 
to endure the coming blow. 

"On Thursday morning, notwithstanding 
the sadness of our heart, we endeavored to 
preach on the subject of Advancement. About 
eleven o'clock A. M., when we had perhaps 
half completed our sermon, the chapel door 
slowly opened, and the form of the telegraph 
operator appeared in the door with a small 
envelope in his hand. My first thought was, 
"He has a sad message for me." He paused 
just inside the door (as though he bore an 
important message, but feared it out of order 




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to communicate it to me while in the pulpit), 
then advancing part way up the aisle dropped 
the envelope in the hands of Bro. G. W. How- 
ard, at the same time telling him something in 
a whisper. Bro. Howard immediately turned 
his eyes upon me, which fully confirmed me 
in the belief that the message was for me, and 
I paused to receive it. Oh, what sadness filled 
our heart as we reached forth our hand to re- 
ceive the envelope ! As I was tearing it open, 
Bro. H. suggested that the church engage in 
singing No. 1 in " Echoes From Glory, ' ' while 
I was reading the message. 

t; Far away among the angels, 

In the sweet celestial bowers, 
Start the songs whose echoes gladden, 

As they greet this world of ours. ' ' 

Little did we think as they began to sing 
those beautiful words that the echoes that were 



then reaching our ears from the glory world 
were of the songs the angels were just then 
singing to welcome our dear sainted Bro. 
Warner to his eternal rest in Christ. I read 
the message to myself. My heart was so over- 
whelmed with sorrow that I could not read it 
aloud at first. When I gained sufficient com- 
mand of myself, I said, "Brethren, I can not 
finish this lesson now." After another short 
pause I read the message aloud: "Bro. D. S. 
Warner died this morning, be buried Sunday. 
Come preach funeral." Oh, my God, what a 
blow to our hearts ! We fell upon our knees 
and called upon God to help us bear the burden 
of our sorrows. 

The next day we took the train and came to 
Grand Junction, and how sad we felt as we 
looked upon the pale though sweet face we 
had so often greeted with a kiss of charity! 
God ! thought I, Plow can we spare this bold 





J. E. FORREST, QUADRATE, LA. 



B. E. WARREN, SPRINGFIELD, 0. 



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witness for the truth? Again I thought, Who 
could chide the just providence of God, who 
has taken this lifelong sufferer for Christ to 
the rest he truly deserves ? 

The funeral services were held on the camp- 
ground near Grand Junction, and he was laid 
to rest near his home where he last lived. The 
following verses were written by Bro. Charles 
Orr and read at the funeral services : 

Once more we hear Death 's angel step 

Upon the path from heaven; 
Swiftly he comes to execute 

Jehovah's message given. 

He marks the object of his love, 

And comes with silent tread : 
He stops in stillness of the night, 

Beside the Christian's bed. 

' ' Pilgrim, thy task on earth is o 'er, ' ' 
He speaks in accents low; 



"I'll carry thee to a better land, 
Above this world of woe. 

' ' There in Abraham 's bosom blest, 

There to meet thy Lord, 
And holy men of ages past, 

Who humbly walked with God." 

Our friend and brother dear, whose life 
Made bright this life of ours, 

Has passed away mid early snow, 
Soon after Autumn's flowers. 

No days of lingering sickness came 

To warn us of his death ; 
No vision from the silent land, 

To tell of parting breath. 

The light's gone out, but brighter burns 

In a holier, happier sphere, 
Calmly, suddenly, peacefully, 

Like the falling meteor. 








J. N. HOWARD, PAYNE, O. 



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But has the light gone out ? Ah, no ! 

But ]ike the meteor's glare, 
Though suddenly falling from its place, 

Bright rays still linger there. 

Bright rays frcm a life so pure and fair, 

Shall shine forever on, 
Till time shall cease and be no more, 

And all are lighted home. 

As the peacefid river in her flow 
Doth cheer us with her song, 

So in example he doth live 
To help the pilgrim on. 

His gentle words and kindly acts, 

To us in trial's hour, 
Were like the summer's evening dew 

Upon the drooping flower. 

His face was read as one may read 
A pure and holy book, 



While truth and right and honesty 
Were stamped on every look. 

His holy, happy walk with God, 

Cheers us to onward go, 
And light the fight of faith and love, 

And push the battle through. 

But he is gone; that face we'll see 

No more on earthly shore : 
Only in memory can we view 

Those sunlit features o'er. 

The voice that often spoke to us 

In sermon and in verse, 
The story of the humble cross, 

Is now forever hushed. 

We'll miss him in the hour of prayer; 

His voice of praise we'll miss; 
But sweet to know his praise is heard 

In a land of purest bliss. 




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Long may his pure devoted life 
Rebuke the raging wrong ; 

His joy and hope and faithfulness 
Bids us in God be strong. 

May heaven's grace sustain the wife 

In this sad hour of grief, 
And lift her heart and hopes above, 

And keep her soul in peace. 

And may the boy, his only boy, 

Remember father's God, 
And serve him in his youthful days, 

As he was taught he should. 

Father, fold them in thine arms ! 
May the departed be 



A messenger of love between 
Their lonely hearts and Thee. 

Sinner, the exhortation heed, 
He gave thee oft in word : 

Forever leave thy wicked way; 
Prepare to meet thy God. 

To-day we lay him in the tomb, 
His narrow house of clay; 

'Twill there in peaceful slumber lie, 
Awaiting that great day 

When soul with body reunite, 
Come forth from out the tomb, 

And soar away in radiant love 
To happy, endless home. 





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JOHN H. MERICA, GRAND JUNCTION, MICH. 



HISTORY OF THE GOSPEL TRUMPET PUBLISHING WORK. 



BY A. L. BYERS. 



We live in an age of great facilities for the 
publication of literature. The art of printing 
having been brought to an advanced state of 
development, it was long since made an aux- 
iliaiy in the evangelistic work, in the fulfil- 
ment of the divine commission: "Go ye into 
all the world and preach the gospel to every 
creature." Also, as Roman civilization in the 
time of the Caesars had become favorable for 
the advent and spread of the kingdom of the 
Messiah in its piistine glory, so has the liter- 
a y spiiit of the nineteenth centuiy brought 
into use and perfected the great mail system, 
printing machinery, and the various applica- 
tions of steam and electricity to the printer's 
art, thereby making favorable conditions for 



the extensive publication of those prophetic 
messages of truth which were to mark a great 
reformation in the last days, carrying with 
them the judgments of God upon all fahe re- 
ligions, and bringing the light of full salva- 
tion and unity to all hungry souls in the bond- 
age of sin and sectarian idolatiy. 

It can therefore be easily seen that the pub- 
lishing work is a potent factor in the great 
spiritual reform of these latter times. 

As a general perusal of this book will give 
the reader considerable information regard- 
ing the doctrines and features of the reforma- 
tion of which we speak, it will not be necessary 
to give full explanation here. But because 
the reader should clearly understand, and be- 




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cause, further, many references to some fea- 
ture or other of this mighty movement would 
naturally be interwoven with a history of the 
publishing work, so as to become a part of 
such a history, it might be well to give a few 
remarks on this subject. 

A GREAT HOLINESS MOVEMENT. 

Going back into the . seventies of the last 
century, we find a great holiness agitation in 
many of the various denominations. It was 
from God. It was the ushering in of a dis- 
pensation of judgment upon the apostate re- 
ligions of the day. Those who were at ease 
in Zion began to realize a disturbance of their 
carnal security. It was the beginning of a 
great day of decision, when the corruption of 
men's hearts was to be so revealed that they 
could not endure the burning truth, but were 
compelled either to accept and walk in the 



light, or take their stand against the same, and 
in many cases become filled with a double 
portion of carnal wickedness, even to the ex- 
tent of displaying the manifestations of de- 
mons. A great crisis had come, which should 
result in the gathering of God 's people out of 
the various places where they had been scat- 
tered and held captive by the creeds of men. 

GOD'S PEOPLE LEAVING THE SECTS. 

We have the statement by the Critical Com- 
mentary (Jamieson-Fausett-Brown), in com- 
ments on Rev. .18:4, that "false Christendom, 
divided into very many sects, is truly Baby- 
lon, i. e., confusion." It also states that "in 
every apostate or world-conforming church 
there are some of God's invisible or true 
church, who, if they would be safe, must come 
out ; especially at the eve of God 's judgment 
on apostate Christendom." Thus it is ac- 




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know! edged by one of the best commentaries 
in the land, that the words, ' ' Come out of her, 
my people," uttered by the voice from heaven, 
apply to God's true people scattered in the 
various sects. This is exactly the case, and 
the last two decades have witnessed an obedi- 
ence to that voice in thousands leaving the 
bondage of spiritual Babylon and receiving 
the liberty there is in Christ alone. Praise 
God! 

Perfected holiness in the heart accomplishes 
the destruction of all sectarian elements. En- 
tire sanctification, therefore, makes God's 
people one; as our Savior prayed in behalf 
of his disciples, "Sanctify them through thy 
truth * * * that they all may be one. ' ' 

COUNTERFEIT MOVEMENTS. 

The deliverance of God's people became 
the real theme and object of the holiness 



reformation. Satan, anticipating this, soon 
had his forces in the field. The great counter- 
feiter of the ages, he was still capable of 
working out his deceptions. A kind of sect- 
arian holiness arose. Associations were formed 
in which the members could still retain mem- 
bership in their respective denominations. 
False holiness became more plentiful than 
the true. The idea of leaving the churches 
(so called) began to be strongly denounced 
by the very teachers who had accepted holi- 
ness. The "come out" movement was also 
counterfeited. Many came out of the sects 
who were false representatives of the truth, 
some opposing sanctification as a second work 
of grace, others opposing the ordinances— 
some clustering around one antichrist doc- 
trine and some around another. The whole 
began to appear as a disgusting spectacle, and 
come-out-ism ? as it was odiously called, bore 





E. E. BYRUM. 
Editor Gospbij Trumpet, 



R1I0DA K. BYRUM. MABEL GRACE, 

"Wife of E. E, Byrum, 



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no convincing testimony of the truth, of God. 
In this manner thousands have been and are 
still deceived. 

A TRUE REFORMATION. 

But does such a state of affairs disprove the 
fact that there was a true reformation of God \ 
There exists no counterfeit without the genu- 
ine. There were those in whom existed the 
real spirit of truth, whose teaching had the 
right ring, and whom God honored with the 
anointing of power and glory in the salvation 
of souls, both by word of mouth and by the 
medium of the pen. The various associations 
and bodies that had arisen to misrepresent 
the real reform movement also had their re- 
spective periodicals. But in the midst of these 
there arose one that was willing to proclaim 
the judgments of God without compromise. 

It was but natural that a paper publishing 



the genuine messages of truth, making war 
on all religions that do not come up to the 
Bible standard, should bring upon itself a 
continued siege by all the hosts of the devil V, 
kingdom in their efforts to crush it out of 
existence. 

Accordingly, as we trace the progress of the 
Gospel Trumpet publishing work, we note a 
constant struggle against the opposing forces 
of the enemy. Satan, Herod like, endeavored 
to crush it in its very infancy. But the truth 
always prevailed. This work is of God. Man's 
responsibility consists in humble submission 
to God, consecrated fully to his service. "I 
have commanded my sanctified ones, I have 
also called my mighty ones for mine anger, 
even them that rejoice in my highness." Isa. 
13 :3. Amen. EA^ery one that is wholly sanc- 
tified is chosen to take a part in the work of 
this glorious and last reformation. 







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The Gospel Trumpet publishing work is 
also counected in its history with the life of 
D. S. Warner-, he being instrumental in its 
start and progress, so that its earlier history 
becomes, in part, a record of his own life. In 
1880, before the Gospel Trumpet was started, 
he published a book of 493 pages entitled, 
' ' Bible Proofs of the Second Work of Grace. ' ' 
It was printed at the Gospel Banner office, in 
Goshen, Ind., and sold for $1.25. It was 
highly recommended by holiness writers and 
readers of the day, some prizing it next to 
the Bible. A few copies are yet in existence. 

ORIGIN OF THE GOSPEL TRUMPET. 

On Jan. 1, 1878, a small paper was started 
at Wolcottville, Ind., called the Herald of 
Gospel Freedom. It was the organ of the 
Northern Indiana Eldership, a split-off of 



the Church of God (Winebrennerians). The 
next year D. S. Warner, who was then a mem- 
ber of the Eldership, became associate editor 
In two years from the time it started, the 
paper came fully into his hands, with the 
place of publication changed to Rome City, 
Ind. This town, destined to be the birthplace 
of the Gospel Trumpet, was situated on the 
bank of a beautiful lake of the same name. The 
Herald was devoted to the promotion of Bible 
holiness and the unity of all believers. Near 
the close of the third year of its publication, 
the Eldership expressed their willingness to 
consolidate the paper with any other paper 
advocating the same gospel principles. Ar- 
rangements were made to consolidate with ?, 
small paper called The Pilgrim, published at 
Indianapolis, by G. Haines. Accordingly, D. 
S. Warner and G. Haines became the joint 





ALLIE R. FISHER. 



J. C. FISHER. 
One of the publishers of the Gospel Trumpet previous to 



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publishers of the Gospel Trumpet, Bro. 
Warner being impressed that the paper should 
be called by that name. 

The first number was issued Jan. 1, 1881, 
at Rome City. Its object is stated as follows : 
"The glory of God in the salvation of men 
from all sin, and the union of all saints upon 
the Bible." It was a five-column folio, size 
about 13x20 inches, issued semimonthly, with 
a subscription price fixed at 75 cents per year. 
At Haines' suggestion, the volume numbering 
of the Herald was continued on the Gospel 
Trumpet, the first issue being numbered Vol. 
4, No. 1, instead of Vol. 1, No. 1. At a later 
date this was corrected, and the volume num- 
ber of the Trumpet made to correspond with 
the number of years of its publication ; as. to 
use Bro. Warner's own words, "When a per- 
son is clean out of Babylon, that should be 
the beginning of months and years to him. ' ' 



After two issues at Rome City the office was 
moved to Indianapolis. Bro. Warner had 
been gradually getting the light which for- 
bade him being associated with the Eldership 
or any other society with human rulings. He 
was thus led to take a clear and decided stand 
in reference to the church question. 

One of the chief events of note while the 
paper was published at Indianapolis was the 
dissolution of partnership with Haines. Bro. 
Warner bought out Haines' share for the 
sum of $100.00. The following quotation re- 
ferring to H. is from the Trumpet dated June 
1, 1881: 

"We went to work in good earnest, pub- 
lished two papers at Rome City, and then 
shipped the office to this city. But before it 
arrived we found ourselves bound to a chilling 
iceberg, an austere, worldly complaining, and 
mere money policy. Though rather incongen- 




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ial to our feelings, we thought it probably all 
for the better and were willing to go ahead, 
but ere long the Spirit of God clearly indi- 
cated to us that we should not work together. ' ' 

In June of that year J. C. Fisher became 
associate editor, taking a half interest. Later 
his name appeared as corresponding editor, 
his home being in Michigan. For several 
years he and his wife, Allie R., took a share 
in the responsibilities of the publication of the 
paper. 

We have thus noted the origin of the Gospel 
Trumpet. Like the kingdom of Christ, which 
it boldly represented, it came not with obser- 
vation, not with worldly fame or show. It 
was unheard of and unrecognized from a 
worldly standpoint. Yet its power and light 
were to be felt and seen by individuals of 
every nation under heaven. It was to pene- 
trate into the recesses of sin and make war 



against the devil's kingdom in lands beyond 
the seas, where hungry souls, fed by its mes 
sages of salvation and libert}^, would be made 
to rejoice. 

ITS HUMBLE INFANCY. 

As an illustration of its humble infancy we 
note the following from June 1, '81, under 
the heading "An Office for the Trumpet": 
"As we have over half a mile to walk to our 
office and have to pay $5.00 per month rent, 
we felt led of the Lord to try and build an 
office on our own lot. We had a small stable 
that would afford some material, and, trust- 
ing that God would send help, we began to 
tear it down in the name of the Lord. So the 
other day a dear old saint, who is a carpenter, 
came to inquire what we had to build with. 
We told him, when he said he had some old 
lumber to add, also door and plenty of 




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windows which he would give very cheap, 
and give work also. Glory to God! We are 
now looking to God for some means, perhaps 
$30.00, to buy shingles and some other 
material. ' ' 

We also give a quotation from H. C. Wick- 
ersham's excellent "History of the Church," 
selected from the chapter on The G-ospel 
Trumpet : 

"During the first few years of the publica- 
tion of the Gospel Trumpet, the outfit was a 
very small affair. Sometimes the paper was 
printed on a job press, sometimes on a larger 
one. Occasionally, through extreme poverty, 
opposition, and persecution, it would seem 
that it was almost wiped out of existence ; but, 
as the old adage says, ' Truth crushed to earth 
will rise again,' so it was with the Gospel 
Trumpet, which probably after a few months 
silence would find its way to the readers, and 



be read with great rejoicing and praises to 
God, while its opposers would receive it with 
contempt and disgust and be made to rail out 
against the truth. Sometimes the editor alone 
was the only one to write the articles, set the 
type, do the printing and mailing, and these 
under the most adverse circumstances. But 
while it was coming up through great tribu- 
lations, God had the same in remembrance, 
and the messages from time to time went forth 
declaring the word of the Lord and his power 
to save to the uttermost in pardoning sinners 
who came in humble repentance, and sancti- 
fying believers; and God began to increase 
his work and gather together from various 
parts of the earth his faithful ones." 

From the issue of Nov. 15, '81, we quote: 
"The Trumpet will go on. God has blessed 
us with excellent health and strength. Praise 
his holy name ! We can work without appar- 







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ent fatigue from 5 A. M. to 11 P. M., and we 
propose doing so by the continued help of 
God. We feel that the gates of hell can not 
stop the truth. And if we can not issue the 
paper regularly every two weeks, we will issue 
as often as we can, and give everybody his or 
her full number of papers. The Lord holds 
us to this work, and he can not forsake us in 
the work whereunto he has called us. Let all 
the readers of the Trumpet obey the voice of 
the Spirit of God, and there will be means 
both to enlarge and carry on the paper for the 
gloiy of God." 

As an apology for its doctrine and mission 
we have from the issue of Aug. 15, same year : 
"The reason why the Trumpet, as a holiness 
paper, gives prominence to the evil of sectar- 
ian divisions is because we simply stay in 
God's hands and allow him to lead us. We 
are in covenant bonds to God, and to the work 
of promoting thorough holiness." 



OFFICE AT CARDINGTON. 

The next year (1882) the office of the Gospel 
Trumpet was moved to Cardington, a town 
of perhaps a thousand inhabitants at that 
time, located in Morrow Co., Ohio. Here the 
paper was printed sometimes on a job press, 
the larger press being in poor condition. On 
the job press only one page could be printed 
at a time, necessitating four impressions for 
a folio. Sometimes the printing was hired 
done at a neighboring printing office. 

By this time the work began to be embar- 
rassed with debt, rent had to be paid, and there 
was no money. A removal to Bucyrus was con- 
templated, as it was a place near which there 
were saints in various directions, and a place 
where the office could be free of rent. But 
there was no means at hand to help out ot 
present difficulties. We select the following 
from one of the papers printed at that time: 





H. A. ECFFMAN, CONOQUENESSING, PA. 



JAMES PINE, MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. 



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' ' Some of our dear brethren have in love cen- 
sured us occasionally. We find generally 
these two points, sometimes in the same letter ; 
namely, ' Why do you not send your paper out 
more frequently, and more regularly?' The 
other, 'I think you have not been on your 
guard enough to keep out of debt.' Well, 
there it is. We could have kept entirely out 
of debt if we would have issued fewer papers, 
and we might have issued every two weeks 
had we gone more in debt. But no one of our 
experience could possibly have issued more 
frequently, with our income and slow facili- 
ties. "-May 1, 1883. 

MOVED TO BUCYRUS. 

While Bro. Warner was in prayer pleading 
earnestly with God for help, three teams drove 
up. It was the brethren from Bucyrus, who 



had come to move the office to that place (H 
being only twenty miles distant), and also to 
help it out of financial difficulties. There was 
great joy in Bro. Warner's heart, knowing 
that God had answered prayer, and sent help. 
One of these brethren, D. Johnston, assisted 
in the matter of finances. He purchased a lot 
and furnished material with which to erect a 
building. His name appeared as publisher 
Aug. 1, 1883. 

Bucyrus was a town of about five thousand 
inhabitants, located in Crawford Co., Ohio. 
The move was made in May, '83. About that 
time the first good press was purchased. It 
was a rebuilt Country Campbell, allowing 
either belt or hand power to be used. It cost 
perhaps $600.00. In the anticipation of the 
paper being enlarged and raised to louder 
blasts, the following hymn was written : 





F. SCHWIEGER, ROCKFORD, OKLA, 



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LOUDER, LOUDER. 

Onward moves the Great Eternal 
In the order of his plan; 

Louder, nearer rolls the thunder 
Of his awful word to man. 

Cho.— Louder, louder, halleluiah! 

See the glorious fountain flow; 
From the midst of heav'n proclaim it, 
Oh, it makes me white as snow. 

Since by sin this earth was blighted, 
God has whispered of his love, 

Dreams and visions by his prophets, 
Breathed of mercy from above. 

Louder speaks his love in Jesus, 
Heaven sweetly chants his fame ; 

Earth receives its glorious Savior, 
Halleluiah to his name ! 

Yet the world is wrapped in slumber, 
Louder raise the Trumpet's blast; 



Oh, in mercy let it thunder, 
Ere the day of mercy's past. 

In the cages of deception 

Souls are pining to be free ; 
Quickly sound the proclamation 

Of the glorious jubilee. 

God is calling, ' ' Come, my people, 

Haste, oh, hasten to escape 
From the sin of sectish Babel, 

Lest ye perish in her fate." 

Louder, Savior, by thy blessing, 
We will call thy people home ; 

For we feel thy near approaching, 
Come, blessed Jesus, come. 

At this place the publishing work seemed to 
hang in the balance under the most trying 
circumstances, and D. S. Warner passed 
through the severest trial of his life. At an 
assembly meeting held near Bucyrus in the 





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W. W. TITLEY. 
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autumn of 1883, Satan mustered a host of 
false, boisterous, unclean, seducing spirits, 
teaching doctrines of devils, speaking lies in 
hypocrisy, etc. The fearless, uncompromising 
stand the Trumpet had taken on the truth 
that was agitating the religion of the day, 
produced many enemies. Satanic forces un- 
der the guise of holiness, but teaching anti- 
ordinance, anti-sanctification, and other anti- 
christ doctrines, gathered for an attack upon 
the truth, if possible to destroy the humble 
but powerful instruments in God's hands of 
publishing it. So fierce was the contest be- 
tween truth and error that the assembly divid- 
ed, and two meetings were held in one house. 
God was bringing his true ones through the 
fire, only to make their glory all the brighter. 
In January, 1884, came the hardest trial. 
Many accusations had been hurled against 
Bro. "Warner. His own wife, who had been 



his companion in the warfare for God, fell a 
victim to seducing spirits. She and a certain 
deceived preacher, by the name of Stockwell, 
in whom Bro. Warner had had confidence, did 
their best to accuse him of not being right in 
his Christian experience, and dictated as to 
the teachings of the Trumpet. The poor man, 
who chose to suspect himself in error rather 
than his wife, or the preacher whom they had 
both loved, partially yielded to their influence, 
and knelt for their prayers in a prayer-meet- 
ing at a brother's house in town. In this atti 
tude of consecration, blinded by accusations, 
he was asked if he was willing to sell the 
Gospel Trumpet, and was told that one K. 
wanted to buy it. He could only answer that 
if God willed, he was willing to sell it or give 
it away ; that if God showed him to do so he 
would consent to sell it. They then told him 
that perhaps he was not where God could show 




S. S. MOYER. LYDIA MOYER. 

Bookkeeper G. T. Office. Wife of S. S. Moyer, 




MARY COLE. GEO. L. COLE. 

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liim; that he should submit to their decision; 
that the scriptures demand "all to be subject 
one to another, ' ' etc. He then said they could 
telegraph for R. at once, and that he would 
sell the paper unless God should forbid him 
to do so before R. arrived. In this, of course, 
he had taken a step too far, making the cir- 
cumstances such that God would be compelled 
to intervene or the Trumpet would be gone. 
At this decision the laughs and devilish mani- 
festations on the part of his enemies told that 
they felt some degree of satisfaction. Those 
who had apparently been true and had stood 
with him, were speechless in this meeting. 
Some seemed to be dying with distress, others 
were cramped, their hands drawn out of 
shape. Thus raged the awful battle of that 
evening. 

This meeting left his mind in confusion. 
He was not awakened to the devilish intent 



of the proceedings. He retired at twelve 
o'clock, but not to sleep. The awful experi- 
ence of that night, as he wrestled with demons, 
will never be known. At one time he seemed 
turned into stone, or a metal four times 
heavier. Then he seemed as large as a horse, 
and would be almost crushed to death with 
the pressure of his own weight. He wondered 
that the bed and the floor did not break down. 
He could not pray, and had no access to God, 
though he tried to pray with every breath. 
In this furnace of trial some of his hairs were 
turned grey. 

But God, who is merciful, and who remem- 
bered his faithful and humble servant, gave 
him deliverance in the morning. Suddenly 
God sent the Holy Spirit thrilling through 
his soul, and, to use his own words, ' ' instantly 
all the pope's bull of the previous night was 
swept away. I saw it was all of the devil. I 




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could not keep still, but praised God. I ran 
to the office as soon as the kitchen fire was 
started, and my soul was ushered into a bright 
morning. The day star had arisen in my 
heart with beams of sacred bliss. I fell on 
my knees and thanked God for deliverance." 
On the evening following there was prayer- 
meeting again, and the powers of hell were 
present to continue their work. Stockwell 
tried to preach, but could not. Bro. Warner 
rebuked their spirit in the name of the Lord, 
and the strange manifestations instantly 
ceased. Their meeting was a failure, and did 
not result as they had hoped. Thus he was 
made to see the infernal plot that hell had 
laid to silence the truth. Only the hand of 
God had given deliverance. 

But his wife had forever turned against 
him, having previously (at the close of the 



assembly meeting) gone home with those 
whom her deceived spirit could fellowship. 
At the time of the events just related, she 
returned with S. and others to assist in carry- 
ing out their designs. As we have already men- 
tioned, this was the greatest trial of Bro. 
Warner's life. Though he had come through 
with victory, it was at the sacrifice of his dear 
companion. His poem, "Meditations on the 
Prairie, ' ' gives full description of his experi- 
ence in this time of trial. It is published in 
his "Poems of Grace and Truth." Another 
poem, entitled "To the Alien," we will give 
here. 

Three years have passed since billows wild 

Wrecked our domestic bark, 
And chilled your love for husband, child, 

'Mid waters cold and dark. 





A. T. ROWE, JOHNSTOWN, PA, 



JNO. B, ROBERTS, DENVER, COLO. 



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How wonderful the mystery! 

Astonished ! men exclaim, 
That hearts so knit in unity 

Could ever part in twain. 

But some of them that understand- 
In Daniel we are told— 

Shall fall, alas, in time of end, 
Though white, and tried as gold. 

Thus wisdom speaks in thunder tones, 

earth, hehold his signs ! 
The end is nigh, the Savior comes, 

How perilous the times ! 

Our precious boy, so sweet and pure, 

Has lost a mother's love; 
His little heart could well endure, 

Were she but gone above. 

One mother only nature gives 

To every child of earth; 
But others now supply the place 

Of her that gave him birth. 



happy day, if ever grace 

Shall melt that heart of thine, 

That son may see within thy face 
A mother's love, divine. 

"We siaffered some adversities, 

A portion all must find, 
When compassed round by devotees, 

Whose creeds we'd left behind. 

When pressing to the harvest field 

Of everlasting truth, 
And just before the golden yield, 

Alas ! you turned aloof. 

Oh, how I wish that you could share 

In these ecstatic days — 
Enjoy the light of God so pure, 

And help to sing his praise. 

My soul had longed for more of God, 

More glory in the cross, 
But never dreamed that it must come 

Through such a bitter loss. 



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THOMAS HANS. 
General Foreman, Gospel Trumpet Office. 



WM. EBEL, MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. 
Editor Evangeliums Posaune. 



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I can not chide His providence, 

But count it all the best ; 
For in each storm of violence 

I sink to sweeter rest. 

Tis good to learn in furnace flame 
What Christ the Lord can do: 

Oh, blessed be his holy name! 
He gently leads me through. 

'Twas not a rival filled thine eyes 

"With colored fancies rare, 
But Satan came in deep disguise, 

And wrought the dread affair. 

Thus came the fiend in Eden fair, 
The woman's heart to win; 

With charming words of wisdom rare, 
He plunged the world in sin. 

And so betrayed Delilah to 

The Philistines of old 
Her husband; when yet feigning true, 

His secret did unfold. 



Again in hell the council sat, 

Renewed the cursed plan 
That Adam saw, and Samson met, 

To overthrow the man. 

An instrument adroitly used, 

A plot infernal, black, 
To quench the burning present truth, 

And turn deliv 'ranee back. 

Loud rang a shout of Babel jcy, 
Supposing truth had died; 

But forth she came, without alloy, 
The better, being tried. 

We still are joined in Eden's bond 

Of matrimony true; 
While life endures yet undissolved, 

It binds my heart to you. 

No court of man, or Satan's power 

Can disannul the tie; 
Though spirits rent, in evil hour, 

One flesh are you and I. 




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No face so fair, no heart so warm, 

Upon this verdent sod, 
Shall alienate with rival charm. 

The wife received of God. 

So I will walk with God alone, 
And bless his holy name, 

Till he shall bring the alien home 
To dwell in love again. 

In vision of the night I saw— 
And woke to joyful praise- 
True nature reimprint her law. 
That ruled thy former days. 

From nature 's pure affection then 
Grace led to love divine; 

Then heaven's bliss alone can bound 
Our mutual joy sublime. 

God grant that this may real prove 
Through coming years of time, 

And in his shining courts above, 
An endless crown be thine. 



The hand of God alone can take 

The broken chords of love, 
And knit them in a union sweet 

As love's pure reign above. 

Here I will close my present rhyme, 

But ever pray for you, 
That God may give you back again 

The heart of woman true. 

Then, touched by sweet seraphic strains, 

With all the heavenly throng, 
I'll shout aloud my Savior's praise, 

And sing another song. 

Bro. Warner did everything in his power 
to get his wife to return, but did not succeed. 
She afterwards sued for a divorce, gained one 
by false oath, was remarried, and in the spring 
of 1893 died in Cincinnati. 

Before the office was moved from Bucyrus, 
one Mrs. Booth claimed to have a vision in 





DELLA F. BYERS. 
Wife of A. L. Byers, 



ANDREW L. BYERS. 
Office Editor Gospel Tbumpet. 



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which she saw herself caught up with one 
thousand dollars (which she had in the bank 
at Medina, 0.)- Stockwell interpreted her 
vision to mean that if she ever got to heaven 
she would have to give the one thousand dol- 
lars to the Trumpet. This she finally agreed 
to do, and gave the money to Stockwell, who 
took it and paid off much of the indebtedness 
of the office, which transaction Bro. Warner 
knew nothing about till afterward. In a short 
time Mrs. B. returned with her husband and 
some lawyers to recover her money, which 
Bro. Warner gave back to her by a mortgage 
of $500.00 on the office and press, and by 
borrowing , the rest. Thus the matter was 
settled. 

OFFICE MOVED TO WILLIAMSTON. 

Some brethren in Michigan were desirous 
of having the office moved to their locality. 



Progress had been made at Bucyrus, but it 
was through the furnace of trial rather than 
any extension of influence. But doubtless all 
this experience was necessary as an equip- 
ment for greater usefulness. 

The move to Williamston, Ingham County, 
Mich., was made in April, 1884. The first 
number of the paper published there was dated 
April 15. From its columns we quote the 
following greetings : 

"We are happy to greet your ears once 
more, beloved, with the sound of the trump of 
God. The devil has spent all his infernal 
powers in vain to crush this work of God. 
We have thoroughly learned his attitude to- 
ward us. In his hellish clamor about us for 
many days, saying, 'You must give up the 
Trumpet, ' he has clearly committed himself 
against this cause, and all who are against 
this dissemination of the light of God we 



am 





FANNIE B. MARTIN. 
Matron Trumpet Home. 



J. B. MARTIN. 
Business Manager, Gospel Trumpet Pub. Co. 



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know are on the devil's side, either wilfully 
or ignorantly. Oh, how hell has poured forth 
upon us! Night after night we had to leave 
our bed at two, three, and four o'clock, and 
go to the office and cry unto God to drive away 
the hosts of hell that had encamped against 
us. And every time the power of God dis- 
persed these infernal spirits of darkness, the 
Lord recommissioned us to blow the Trumpet 
in Zion, and sound an alarm on his holy moun- 
tain, and we were made joyfully conscious 
of his approving smile, for not having backed 
down before the legions of hell. But the devil 
having drawn to his side the best agents he 
could ever expect to use against us, was fierce 
and determined to hush the trumpet sound 
of freedom from all sin and Babylon yokes. 
Oh, halleluiah! 

"During this terrible combat with the pow- 
ers of darkness, we had to do more fighting than 



working, hence the work went on slowly. We 
were ready to print about the first of Febru- 
ary, then the Lord called us by telegram to 
Kalamazoo, Mich. The next day our printer 
accidentally spoiled the rollers, so that he 
could not print. So the work lay until our 
return. After looking to the Lord until he 
assured us that the office would be cleared 
from the mortgage, we ordered new rollers, 
and went to work again in the name of the 
Lord. About the time we were ready to print, 
God sent Bro. Thomas Horton, from William- 
ston, Mich., who paid off the $500 mortgage, 
some other debts, chartered a car, loaded us 
up, and moved office, household goods, Master 
Willie and ourself to this place, wife and child 
having remained behind to visit with friends. 
Moving just at the time caused a few days 
delay in this issue, but now we expect to greet 
you regularly. Praise the Lord ! ' The Lord 




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giveth, and the Lord taketh away, blessed be 
the name of the Lord!' So said Job. If it 
was the devil that took it away, he had to get 
a permit from God before he could do it, there- 
fore it was of the Lord, and 'blessed be the 
name of the Lord ' ; for when he permits the 
devil to take anything away he has given to 
his children, he always returns fourfold.. 
Glory to God ! We have understood this prin- 
ciple long ago, and have thrown it in the face 
of the devil every time he has showed his 
teeth at us. Blessed be God forever and ever ! 
And thus hath God done unto us again. We 
left an office where we were hampered up in 
14x26 feet, and here hath God furnished a 
building two stories high, 28x84 feet, all of 
which is dedicated to the Lord. It contains 
a large meeting hall, and plenty room for 
office, and all families connected with it. It 
is however under repairs, and we have taken 
temporary quarters for a few weeks. ' ' 



Of course, every change that was made gave 
occasion for new hopes for the advancement 
of the publishing work. Accordingly, we 
read, in the first issue at Williamston : ' ' After 
one more issue we expect steam power, and 
there is no telling what God will yet do for the 
Trumpet if the devil don't quit his hellish 
opposition." His expectations were not ful- 
filled qui f e that soon. The work moved for- 
ward slowly, but surely. Thomas Horton's 
name appeared as publisher at this place. 

One of the first duties it became necessary 
for Bro. Warner to perform at Williamston 
was an explanation in the Trumpet, setting 
forth the facts of the matter concerning his 
wife. In the various holiness papers she had 
published many things in justification of her 
conduct that were false. As the Trumpet 
exchanged with other papers, no fewer thai? 
eleven of these, containing statements about 
himself, reached Bro. Warner's hands. Thus 



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J. R. HALE, INDEPENDENCE, KAN. 
At present in Business Depi ., Gospel Trumpet Office. 



P. G. SMITH, LACOTA, MICH. 



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he was compelled fr> take up an unpleasant 
task, in this particular. 

PROGRESS AT WILLIAMSTON. 

At this place an actual and gradual advance 
of the publishing work made brighter pros- 
pects. The Lord began to bless his cause, his 
people, his ministers, and his press. The truth 
began to be accepted in new fields, the light 
began to spread more extensively, and hungry 
and thirsty souls became satisfied. "For in 
the wilderness shall waters break out, and 
streams in the desert. And the parched ground 
shall become a pool, and the thirsty land 
springs of water." The number of subscrib- 
ers reached nearly one thousand, with a steady 
increase. The price of the paper was now 
one dollar per year— free to the poor. Tracts 
on the Church, Sabbath, and other subjects 
were published. 



THE FIRST SONG BOOK. 

At Williamston J. C. Fisher and wife be- 
came more personally connected with the af- 
fairs of the publication office. They also were 
instrumental in getting out the first song-book. 
It was entitled ' ' Songs of Victory, ' ' and was 
ready to send out in January, 1886. The 
words were mostly by Bro. Warner, and the 
music chiefly by J. C. Fisher and H. E. Jef- 
frey. Many of the songs were very inspiring, 
and when sung by the Spirit-filled saints, were 
very effectual in the salvation work, though 
the written music was very poor and could 
scarcely be sung as it appeared in the book. 

THE TRUMPET FAMILY. 

The number of workers at this time was 
small. We here give them as Bro. Warner 
makes mention of them in the Trumpet dated 





GEO. P. TASKER, PEEPABUN, ONT., CANADA. 
M present in Business_Dept, 'Gospel Tiumpet Office. 



.ARTHUR S. POTTER, PITTSBURG, PA. 
Business Manager, Gospel Trumpet Pub. Co., in 1899. 



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Jan. 1, 1885: "Here is our dearly beloved 
and faithful yokemate in the gospel and self- 
sacrificing Joseph C, with his kind compan- 
ion, Allie R. Fisher, ever ready to sing the 
gospel in the Spirit of God. And we must 
mention our beloved Bro. William N. and 
Sister Jennie Smith, whose labor of love 
often goes beyond their strength for Christ's 
sake. Then by our side stands the mild 
Jeremiah Cole, whom the Lord brought all 
the way from Missouri to labor with us in 
the vineyard, full of faith and the Holy 
Ghost. Next, but chief at the case, is our be- 
loved Bro. John Spaulding, whose faithful 
toils in the Trumpet office are only interrupt- 
ed by the necessary moments to eat and sleep 
and to shout the loud praises of God. Nexi 
in the spiritual family circle is the spotless 
child, Rhoda Keagy [now wife of E. E. By- 



rum], recently brought by the Lord from 
Battle Creek, filled with the love of God and 
holy modesty, whose willing hands help eithe 1 ' 
in the office or kitchen." 

The workers labored very hard from early 
till late. An engine was purchased during 
the first year at Williamston. It was a three- 
horse-power, costing $200.00. Before this 
was purchased, and many times afterward 
when something would be wrong with the 
engine, the press had to be run by hand by 
turning a large wheel fitted with a handle. 
This sometimes became the duty of the girls, 
Rhoda Keagy and Celia Kilpatrick, as they 
were the only ones to do it. The incessant 
toil of the faithful workers caused a breaking 
down of the health in some instances, but their 
lives were consecrated, and they were laboring 
for the Lord. 





GEORGIA C. AND B. F. ELLIOTT. 

SOPHIA HINES. DECEASED. 

Missionaries in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. 



A. B. PALMER AND WIFE, BANGOR, MICH. 



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ANOTHER MOVE CONTEMPLATED. 

For several years there had been a wonder- 
ful and growing interest in the southwestern 
part of the state. Near Bangor, in Van Buren 
County, was a yearly camp-meeting of the 
saints, where God's power was wonderfully 
displayed in the salvation of souls and the 
healing of the sick. Sister Emma Miller, 
of Battle Creek, Michigan, was healed of 
blindness. There were many saints in this 
vicinity and near Grand Junction, seven miles 
north. At the Bangor camp-meeting held in 
June, 1886, the subject of moving the Trump- 
et office to that locality was considered. It 
seemed to be the mind of the Spirit and of 
all the saints that the removal should be made, 
the saints proposing to greatly lighten the 
expenses of publishing salvation by giving 
fuel, provisions, etc. A commodious and sub- 



stantial building in the town of Grand Junc- 
tion was offered for $800.00, or about half of 
its worth. The saints agreed to purchase the 
property, and money was raised to pay mov- 
ing expenses. One difficulty in the way was 
an encumbrance on the machinery of a debt 
of $500.00, which it was necessary to pay. 
But this difficulty being satisfactorily met, and 
the building purchased, it was decided to 
move. One freight car held the entire outfit 
of office material, machinery, and household 
goods. 

AT GRAND JUNCTION. 

This place, "where two lightning tracks 
lay crossing," was a small town of a few 
hundred inhabitants, the junction of the 
Chicago & West Michigan (now the Pere 
Marquette) and a branch of the Michigan 
Central Railways, situated in the northern 




LILLIAN" M. BOLDS. 
Wife of Otto Bolds. 




OTTO BOLDS, MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. 



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part of Van Buren County, ten miles from 
South Haven on the lake, and thirty miles 
west of Kalamazoo. It was in the midst of a 
rather swampy section of country, with small 
lakes in nearly all directions. This became 
the permanent home of the Gospel Trumpet 
during twelve years of its history, with which 
was connected the earnest toil of many con- 
secrated workers whose memories recount 
numerous incidents that transpired there. 

Before the move to Grand Junction was 
made, Bro. S. Michels, of South Haven, Mich., 
assumed with his means a portion of the 
fmaricial responsibilities. Being thus directly 
connected with the publishing work, his name 
appeared as publisher, which position he held 
until relieved by N. H. Byrum in 1895. 

After the publishing work was permanent- 
ly established at Grand Junction, and printed 
matter began to be sent out in every direction, 



the following poem was written by Bro. 
Warner : 

THROWING INK AT THE DEVIL. 

At Wartburg Castle sat a son of thunder 

Dealing heaven's dynamite, 
When, ]o, before him 'peared an apparition, 

Fury threatening demon sight. 

The piercing words of truth, so long besmothered, 

Flashed the burning wrath upon 
The devil's patent monk and pope religion, 

M'hich confronts the dread reform. 

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Before the dauntless, lion-hearted Luther 

Forth the hellish monster stood, 
Drawn from his prison by the scattering theses 

'Gainst the Romish viper brood. 

He lifted up his eyebrows knit with thunder, 

To the hellish specter said 
With stern address, "Du hist der wahre teufel"— 

Hurls an inkstand at his head. 



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DEPARTMENT OP BOOK BINDERY, GOSPEL TRUMPET OFFICE, MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. 



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How potent proved the doctor's splatt'ring 
missile, 

Hist 'ry leaves us no memoir : 
But ink he threw on paper at the devil, 

Battering down his kingdom more. 

Still on in mercy moved the Great Eternal, 

Eeinstating Heaven's truth; 
Long fallen in the filthy streets of Babel, 

Trampled under foot, forsooth. 

A season passed of mingled light and darkness, 

Counted neither day nor night ; 
With each reform broke in more gleams of bright- 
ness, 

Giving Satan more to fight. 

But now at last the fogs and mists are scattered. 

And the sanctuary purged— 
The hidings of the devil thus demolished 

By the hail he's sorely scourged. 

The dragon forced to open field of battle, 
Driven from his final trench, 



Can not throw up another line of Babel, 
Thence from storm of truth to flinch. 

He would, 'tis true, whitewash his sect divisions. 

Pass them for the holy bride; 
But truth uncaps the wicked corporations, 

And her founder can not hide. 

The light reveals her blood in every quarter, 
And she's strewn with dead men's bones— 

Remains of souls that long have fed her slaughter. 
Hell with many a victim groans. 

Thus chafed to anger like a beast of fury 

When denied a skulking den, 
And tantalized by thunderbolts of fire, 

Satan writhed within his pen. 

At last he breaks the chains of self-possession, 

Does his best what time he hath, 
Well knowing that he's but a little season, 

Comes he forth in utmost wrath. 



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Now loosed, his imps o'er all this earth are swarm- 
ing, 

But retreating toward the brink, 
Driven back by truth in thunder rolling, 

And the rapid flying ink. 

Not as did the sturdy Wittenberger 

Flying an inkstand at the foe, 
But by the mighty force of steam, much faster 

We the battle ink can throw. 

At a point where two lightning tracks lie 
crossing,* 

Northward, southward, east, and west, 
God has planted there a Campbell mortar, 

Firing ink at Satan's crest. 

This enginery by modern skill constructed, 

Hath a strong capacious fount, 
Whence ink, by rollers to and fro conducted, 

Into ammunition count. 

The ink rolls o'er ten thousand silent voices, 
All in rank and file complete; 

♦Grand Junction, Michigan. 



When touched, each one prepares his trump for 

sounding, 
But refraining, tells the sheet. 

The sheets borne round by a cylindric motion, 

Take the type's impressive kiss, 
Inspiring them with love and truth's great 
mission, 

And salvation's perfect bliss. 

Not only toward the main f ourwinds of heaven, 

Sin consuming ink is shot; 
But right and left in force 'tis outward given, 

Striking sin in every spot. 

When round Mansoul Emanuel plants his army 

To retake the famous town, 
On Eyegate hill he plants this mighty engine, 

Till surrendered to his crown. 

If chance a pilgrim's shield of faith is drooping, 
And his heart with fear oppressed, 

Then comes the ink-winged angel, trumpet sound- 
ing, 
And his soul anew is blest. 





JULIA R. CROWELL, BREEDSVILLE, MICH. 



MARTHA E. DAVIS, HAMMOND, LA. 



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CHANGE IN THE PUBLISHING STAFF. 

From the time that J. C. Fisher began to 
take a personal part in the publishing work 
at Williamston, he had chief charge of the 
business affairs, as well as a share of the 
editorial cares. He continued to hold his re- 
sponsible position until June, 1887, when a 
change became necessary. He had been a 
useful man in the work of the Lord, not only 
in helping to publish the Trumpet, but also 
as a minister of the gospel. But he was led 
into the error that a man has a scriptural 
right to put away his wife and marry another, 
and thus became deceived by the devil. In 
spite of faithful warnings and admonitions 
he kept getting worse in his deception, until 
it was plain that some one would have to 
supersede him as a publisher of the Trumpet. 
On account of Fisher's intention to carry out 



his idea of marrying another wife, Bro. 
Warner saw that he could not thus be asso- 
ciated with a man who was not straight for 
God, and declared he would never publish 
another issue of the Trumpet in that way, 
though he himself felt called to that work. 
This was when the last issue of the paper was 
published just before the Bangor camp-meet- 
ing in June. We here quote from H. C. Wick- 
ersham's history: 

"At this time it was not known where a 
man could be found who was fitted for the 
place and who could take the responsibilities, 
and who was consecrated to take up the work 
without salary or any remuneration for his 
work, as it had thus far been carried on, and 
also there was nearly one thousand dollars to 
be paid ; and in the critical situation of affairs 
the outlook was dark for the continuation of 
the publication of the Gospel Trumpet. 




C. W. NAYLOR, MARION, 0. 



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J. W. BYERS, LODI, CAL. 
JENNIE BYEES, WIFE OP J. W. BYERS. 



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Those upon whom the burden of the responsi- 
bility of the work lay heaviest went in fasting 
and prayer before God. Near the beginning 
of the meeting two young men who were stu- 
dents from Otterbein University of Wester- 
ville, Ohio, attended the meeting, whom the 
Lord had moved upon to help in this time of 
need. One of these brethren, E. E. Byrum, 
entered the work as publisher and business 
manager; the other stayed a few months as 
a helper in the office. E. E. Byrum had never 
met D. S. Warner; however, he had received 
the light on the word of God a few months 
previous to this time, and was in full har- 
mony with the teachings of the Gospel 
Trumpet. A few days after the beginning 
of the meeting D. S. "Warner felt directed 
to speak to him concerning taking the po- 
sition. The situation of affairs was set 
forth, a prayer-meeting held, after which E. 



E. Byrum told them that whenever the Lord 
let him know he would let them know concern- 
ing what course he would pursue. After 
waiting upon the Lord in earnest prayer alone 
with God, he informed them that he would 
accept the position, and immediately after 
camp-meeting, June 21, 1887, he took up the 
work as publisher and business manager. ' ' 

The interest in the publishing office held by 
J. C. Fisher was accordingly sold to E. E. 
Byrum. From that time D. S. Warner spent 
most of his time in evangelistic work, travel- 
ing in many states and also in Canada, holding 
camp and grove meetings. Bro. Byrum took 
up the duties of office editor and had the 
general oversight and responsibilities of the 
publishing work. His brother, N. H. Byrum, 
who came to the office in July, 1887, took an 
active place in the business affairs of the office, 
which he still holds. 




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Bro. E. E. Byrum made purchase of a resi- 
dence adjoining the large office building, and 
he opened this as a home for the Trumpet 
workers. Previous to this the second story of 
the office building was used for living rooms. 
The family then consisted of about five 
workers. As the work enlarged the number 
of the workers had to be increased according- 
ly. The Lord would generally move some 
new worker to come about the time more help 
was needed. The workers all gave their ser- 
vices free unto the Lord, receiving in remun- 
eration only that which supplied their needs, 
such as board, clothing, etc. They ate at one 
common table, and were as one family of 
brothers and sisters. Many times they would 
be called upon to pray for some urgent need, 
or perhaps in answer to some telegram or 
letter from some afflicted one requesting their 
prayers. It being largely a faith institution^ 



the workers had good opportunity for the 
development of their faith. Especially was 
this true of those having charge, and who 
therefore felt the greater burden for the pros- 
perity of the work. 

REMARKABLE ANSWER TO PRAYER. 

On the 23d of December, 1890, fire destroyed 
a barn which was situated about thirty -five 
feet from Bro. Byrum 's residence. A strong 
wind was blowing towards the residence from 
the fire, taking the flames directly upon the 
house. The house had caught fire in spite of 
all efforts to prevent it, and from a human 
standpoint all hope of saving the building 
had ceased. At this point the miraculous 
hand of the Lord was manifest. While en- 
deavoring to put out the flames Bro. Byrum 
was calling earnestly upon the Lord to save 
the building. He felt that it was fully conse- 





SIMON A. YODER, WEST LIBERTY, OHIO. 



S. P. M 'CULLY, PORTLAND, ORE. 



HISTORY OF THE GOSPEL TRUMPET PUBLISHING WORK. 



crated to God 's service and could not see where 
He could get any glory in letting it burn. He 
therefore stood firmly on the Word and held 
the Lord to his promise to answer our peti- 
tions. One side and end of the house was on 
fire and the blaze reaching high up into th3 
air. Suddenly the Lord caused the wind to 
change, and turned the direction of the fire 
away from the house so that what remained 
could be extinguished. The fact of the wind 
taking an opposite direction was a remarkable 
answer to prayer and was a great encourage- 
ment to faith. We shall relate other instances 
of the hand of the Lord manifested in the 
progress of the work. 

PROGRESS AT GRAND JUNCTION. 

After the publishing house had become es- 
tablished at Grand Junction, the progress 
made in the publishing work became more 



rapid and extensive, and did not cease during 
all the twelve years of its location there. In 
August, 1888, the second song-book was pub- 
lished. It was called Anthems from the 
Throne, and contained 148 songs, 90 with 
music. It was edited by D. S. Warner and 
B. E. Warren. It contained some beautiful 
melodies, though the written harmony was 
very poor, owing to the author's lack of 
knowledge of that subject. His gift of com- 
posing melodies was a marvel. 

During the year 1889 several tracts were 
published, comprising the subjects of the 
Church, the Millennium, Marriage and Di- 
vorce, and the Second Work of Grace. In 
September of that year a wire-stitcher was 
purchased, costing $300.00. It greatly facili- 
tated the publication of tracts and pamphlets. 
A free-tract fund was talked of. Previous to 
this time there could only be a few thousand 





JOHN W. WHITE, AKRON, IND. 
At present in Shipping Dept., Gospel Trumpet Office. 



EARL THIELL, NEW LATHROP, MICH. 
Proofreader, Gospel Trumpet Ofl::. 



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free tracts sent out occasionally, and about 
$100.00 worth of Trumpets free every month. 
In February, 1890, a book called Bible 
Readings was published. It consisted of the 
various Bible subjects outlined, with scrip- 
tural references. It sold for 75 cents. In 
March a stereotyping outfit was procured, 
costing $255.00 including freight charges. 
The old Campbell press needed new springs, 
and was repaired at a cost of $140.00. The 
amount expended for postage began to reach 
two and three dollars per day. In July Bro. 
Warner's Poems of Grace and Truth was 
issued, being a collection of the poems he 
had written. The price at first was $1.50, but 
later it was reduced. In December the Holi- 
ness Bible Subjects, by H. C. Wickersham, 
was ready to send out. It was a work similar 
to Bible Readings, but contained the scriptural 
passages printed out in full. It was a book 



of 376 pages, for which a price of $1.25 was 
charged. In this same year the tract, Must We 
Sin? and a tract on the New Testament ordi- 
nances were published. 

a children's paper. 

There had been a growing need for a pub- 
lication of some kind for the children, some- 
thing that was pure, untainted with sectarian 
and unscriptural teachings. In June, 1889, 
Bro. C. L. Kaumeyer, of Chippewa, Ont., be- 
gan the publication of a small paper called 
The Guide. It was a semi-monthly, and the 
subscription price was 30 cents per year. It 
was afterwards issued free, but its publication 
ceased in a few months. In January, 1891, 
Bro. E. E. Byrum began to edit and publish 
The Shining Light, at first a semi-monthly, 
issued on the 1st and 15th of each month, price 
25 cents. After a few years it was issued 





A. B. STANBERRY, WEATHERFORD, OKLA. 



E. P. HOUGHTON, STAFFORD, KANS. 



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regularly every two weeks, and in January, 
1898, it was enlarged and made a weekly, 
price always the same. 

In 1891 a new mailer was purchased. It 
was a machine for the purpose of printing the 
subscribers' names on either the papers or 
wrappers, and was operated with the foot. 
The narrow galleys containing the subscribers ' 
names set up in type, were run through this 
machine, and one name printed with each 
motion of the foot. It has been superseded by 
smaller and handier machines which stamp 
printed labels on the papers or wrappers. 

The number of workers comprising the 
Trumpet family increased to fourteen in 1891. 
Usually after every June camp-meeting one 
or more new workers would remain. The few 
departments into which the publishing work 
at first arranged itself had been gradually 
subdivided into more. The subscription list 
of the Gospel Trumpet had grown to several 



thousand names. Before a paper-folder was 
purchased, every issue of the paper had to be 
folded by hand. Generally on Wednesday or 
Thursday this would be done, as these were 
the mailing days. A number of tables would 
be arranged, the work in other departments 
would sometimes be dropped, and a number 
of hands would set to work folding papers. 
This would make a busy scene, all in one 
large room ; and, with the singing of songs, 
it generally would be a pleasurable change of 
employment for the workers. The work of 
keeping the subscription books assumed such 
size as to become a distinct department. And 
as the number of tracts increased, and thou- 
sands of copies had to be folded, stitched, and 
trimmed, there came to be a distinct tract de- 
partment, requiring an overseer and several 
hands. In like manner the stereotype, proof- 
reading, and other departments arose. 
The expenses for a year, as stated in 1891, 




ELIZABETH A. HILL, CHICAGO, ILL. 
Business Department, Gospei Trumpet Pub. Co. 




LODEMA KASER, TEEGARDEN. 



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were approximately as follows: For paper, 
$500.00 ; ink, $40.00 ; type, $100.00 ; repairs, 
200.00; taxes, $60.00 ; postage, $300.00 ; book 
and tract work, $400.00 ; wood (fuel) , $200.00. 
By the close of the year it became impossible 
for the old Campbell press to meet the de- 
mands made upon it in the publication of an 
increased amount of literature. Consequently 
there was needed 

A NEW PRESS, 

and also a new engine, boiler, and paper-cut- 
ter, The beginning of the year 1892 witnessed 
the purchase of these, by an expenditure of 
$1400.00 and trading in the old machines. 
The press was a Babcock, capacity 1600 to 
1800, or about a third faster than the old one, 
besides taking in a form twice as large. The 
engine was a four-horse-power, and the boiler 
a six. 



THE TRUMPET ISSUED WEEKLY. 

The first of the year also marked the begin- 
ning of a new era of progress from another 
standpoint. The long expected time when the 
Trumpet could be made a weekly had arrived, 
and its thousands of readers rejoiced when 
they realized that the frequency of its visits 
would be more than doubled. 

In January of this year the number in the 
Trumpet family was nineteen. The tracts, 
Questions and Answers on the Church, and 
The Great Tobacco Sin, were published this 
year; also the book, Divine Healing of Soul 
and Body, containing 248 pages, was pub- 
lished in April. Price, cloth, 75 cents, half 
morocco, $1.10. The publication of literature 
in German was talked of. By November the 
tracts on the Church and the Ordinances were 
translated into German, and in December the 



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work of translating the book on Divine Heal- 
ing was begun. 

The June camp-meeting was held this year 
on the new camp ground, one and one-half 
miles north of Grand Junction, instead of on 
the old Bangor camp ground. A tract of 
ground containing 66 acres, partly wooded, 
just over the line in Allegan county, was pur- 
chased, and a pavilion 40x70 erected. The 
yearly camp-meetings brought many visitors 
to the publishing office and had more or less 
influence on the progress of the work. 

The year 1893 was one of continued pros- 
perity. Several new books were published; 
namely, Biblical Trace of the Church, in June ; 
a new song-book, entitled, Echoes From Glory, 
in July; and the Boy's Companion, and Ma- 
sonic Salvation, in December. The song-book, 
contained 220 pages, with elementary instruc- 
tions. It was edited at Springfield, 0. by D. 



S. Warner and B. E. Warren, and the price 
was 50 cents, afterwards reduced to 40 cents. 
The tract, What is the Soul? and other small- 
er tracts were issued. The tract work kept 
increasing from year to year until the new 
tracts became too numerous to mention. Dur- 
ing February about one thousand tracts were 
sent out daily, and the mailing expenses for 
that month were about $70.OO, while in July 
the expenditure for postage was about $113.00. 
Tracts and papers went all over the world. 
Some were distributed on ocean vessels and 
carried to foreign countries. A stray tract 
here and there, perhaps rejected by some one 
who opposed its teachings, would be picked 
up and read by some hungry seeker after 
truth, bringing light and victory to his soul. 
In this way many first received the reforma- 
tion light and were led into the establishing 
grace of full salvation, severing all sectarian 




PRANK W. SIMMONS, DECATUR, MICH. 




S. M. HELM, STAFFORD, KANS. 



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ties and remaining connected only with the 
body of Christ by virtue of their spiritual 
life. The German work continued to grow in 
interest and activity. William Ebel, a Ger- 
man brother from California, arrived in Feb- 
ruary, and has ever since been active in the 
publication and spread of German literature. 
There was yet no German periodical,but tracts 
and books were translated and published. 

TESTS OF FAITH. 

An hour of prayer, every Tuesday, was 
held for the success of the publishing work. 
It was observed by the entire Trumpet family, 
numbering at this time about twenty-five. 
Some indebtedness had accrued, which will 
be explained in the following quotation from 
the Trumpet of April 5, 1894, by E. E. Byrum : 

"Two years ago the Lord moved upon us, 
while in very trying circumstances, to pur- 



chase a new press and other machinery. After 
fasting and prayer to be sure that it was the 
Lord moving regarding the matter, with only 
a few dollars in our pocket we went to Chicago 
and purchased machinery for the work of the 
Lord, to the amount of over $2,000.00, to be 
paid in thirty days. Having no. money in the 
bank, and none at home with which to pay 
for the same, yet knowing of a certainty that 
the Lord had directed, we were confident that 
he would in some way supply the means. 
When the day of settlement came, by borrow- 
ing $900.00 we were enabled to pay off the 
whole amount. For $700.00 of the money bor- 
rowed we mortgaged our dwelling house, 
which is the home of the Trumpet family. 
Since that time the mortgage has been released 
and the whole amount borrowed reduced to 
$600.00. These are the debts we have been led 
to ask God to remove, and we are confident 





ELLA AND DRUSILLA TRENT. 
C. A. AND S. S. SUNDERLAND, GRANBY, MO. 



ALICE DILLON. BIRDIE E. PINK. 

JOHN A. DILLON. 



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the time is near at hand, although we do not 
know where it will come from or in what way 
he will bring it about. 

1 ' Thus we know the Lord is moved to answer 
when his true children come to him in fasting 
and prayer. A few months ago we had sev- 
eral hundred dollars to raise more than our 
usual expenses, and after much prayer to God 
we were led to have the machinery stopped, 
and all the workers and members of the family 
to gather together at the busiest hour of the 
day on Tuesday and have a prayer meeting 
to ask God to supply the means. One week 
passed by with only about the usual amount of 
means sent in, so we held another prayer meet- 
ing at the same hour on Tuesday. Another 
week passed by with about the same success 
as far as money was concerned, so we gathered 
together the third time for prayer; we real- 
ized that over thirty workers sacrificing an 



hour in the busiest part of the day, and meet- 
ing with one accord, would surely move God 
to answer, and we announced that we would 
spend the hour in a praise meeting, thanking 
God for hearing and answering prayer. The 
enemy of souls knowing the effect of such, 
tried to throw a pressure over the meeting to 
keep us from feeling thankful when we had 
yet seen no fruits in answer to prayer, but 
we all thanked God with grateful hearts, in 
faith believing. A few minutes later the mail 
train came in and soon a letter was brought 
in that read as follows : ' Enclosed find a bank 
draft for $100.00 to be used to the glory of 
God.' This was soon followed by other dona- 
tions, orders for books, etc., for which we were 
thankful to God. 

' ' Within the last few months we have added 
a new engine and boiler room, a ten-horse- 
power engine and a fifteen-horse-power boiler, 





NORA DEBOLT DODGE, MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. 



C. O. DODGE, MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. 
Mailing'Department, Gospel Trumpet Pub. Co. 







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and other machinery, and steam heating, 
which has all been paid for. The Lord has 
supplied us with a large force of good con- 
secrated workers, who willingly give their 
services free, as unto the Lord. 

"The constant financial pressure in which 
we were obliged to daily trust God for means 
to carry on the work, also for daily food and 
raiment for a family of nearly forty persons, 
has been a real drill of faith, which has only 
more fully fitted us for other lines of gospel 
work. ' ' 

From the Trumpet of Dec. 27, 1894, we 
quote part of another article by Bro. Byrum : 

' ' Three years ago the Lord made known by 
his Spirit that an advance of the publishing 
work was near at hand. Our type was nearly 
worn out and we needed about $200.00 to buy 
new type. As we were then in debt and had 
several large bills to pay, we were at a loss 



to know what to do regarding the matter. 
After fasting and praying for two days that 
the Lord would clear away some of these bills 
we received witness that he was moving in 
the matter. The next morning I met a man 
whom we owed $98.00, which he had not been 
expecting us to pay for two weeks yet; but 
he said he had a payment to make that day 
and asked if we could help him with the a- 
mount due him. Having only about $15.00 in 
my pocket, and the promise of God for the 
remainder, I told him that I would try to 
pay him the full amount that afternoon. On 
going to the post-office there was a letter from 
a man who lived a thousand miles away, whom 
the Lord bad been talking to about the spread- 
ing of the gospel work, who sent $85.00 to 
be used to the glory of God. The bill was 
paid with much thankfulness to God. The 
type was ordered, and the Lord showed us 




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that the increase of the work so near upon us 
could not be accomplished with our old press, 
as it was getting worn and was too slow in 
motion. After praying over the matter Bro. 
Warner and myself felt led to go to Chicago 
in the name of the Lord and purchase the 
machinery needed. Having only a few dollars 
in cash, and no money in the bank to rely on, 
we followed the directions of the Spirit of the 
Lord, and selected the machineiytothe amount 
of over $2,000.00. The salesman told us their 
terms were half cash when the machinery 
was set up in our office, the remainder in nine- 
ty days, aud asked if that was satisfactory 
with us. Having been earnestly looking to the 
Lord for guidance we replied that it was ail 
right. They offered a large discount for cash 
payment of the whole amount, and wrote up 
the contract in that way. If we took their 
sample press in Chicago they would charge 



ns $55.00, which they had paid out for ship- 
ping and setting up the machinery, and if 
we had one shipped from the manufacturers 
the $55.00 would be deducted. 

"After our return home we concluded to 
have them to send us one from the factory, 
thus saving considerable freight. It was al- 
most one month before the machinery arrived 
and was ready for work. In the meantime 
God was moving many hearts to send in 
their mites to help along the work. Subscrip- 
tions for the paper and sale of books increased 
wonderfully, and the Lord enabled us to bor- 
row $700.00, which arrived a day or two before 
the time of payment, as we felt God wanted us 
to borrow enough to pay the whole amount. 
We were yet lacking considerable money of 
having the whole amount. Finally the day of 
settlement came and we hardly dared count the 
money, but was positive that we had almost 





JAMES S. M'CREARY, PITTSBURG, PA. 



J. W. DAUGHERTY, COCKRELL, MO. 



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enough if the firm had deducted the $55.00 
as they agreed. 

"That morning on my way to the tank, in- 
stead of counting the money, I said, ' Lord, 
increase it.' Upon arrival at the bank and 
making inquiry the banker stated that he had 
received no notice to deduct anything from 
the account, and the papers had been in his 
possession for several days, and asked what 
we would do about it. Knowing that God was 
directing the business, I told the banker that 
we would go ahead and transact the business 
and perhaps he would yet receive the notice. 
After looking over the papers a few minutes 
and at the same time reminding God of his 
promises and considering them true in this 
case, we were just about ready to begin count- 
ing out the money when a letter was handed 
the banker stating: 'Deduct $55.00 from the 
Gospel Trumpet account.' Although it was 



a test of faith, yet God did not fail us, and 
to him we give all the glory. We had enough 
to pay the bill and a few dollars left. 

"We speak of this only for the glory of 
God and the strengthening of the faith of 
others. This is only one of the multitude of 
tests of faith which we have had. A faith 
work can not be carried on without an abun- 
dance of chances to have tests of faith. Many 
times our faith has been tested to the utmost, 
but the Lord always got glory out of it in 



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CONCERNING THE OWNERSHIP OF OFFICE 
PROPERTY. 

From the same issue of the paper we quote 
the following: 

' ' Now a few words concerning the property 
and who has the ownership of the same. 
Money sent in here is put to preaching the 




JdARY TUBBS, WIPE OF C. H. TUBBS. 




g. H. TUBBS., GRAND FORKS., N. DAK, 



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gospel immediately. The increase of the 
office does not go into the hands of any mem- 
ber of the firm to be used for himself, and 
should there be any change made in the firm 
it does not affect what others have invested by 
way of donation, as a member of the firm from 
any cause leaving the work can only withdraw 
the amount invested by himself as stock, and 
even what he himself has donated can not be 
withdrawn, nor anything collected for wages. 
Here we give some of the articles of agree- 
ment of the firm : 

"1. We all freely give our entire labor in 
the publishing work without charge or salary, 
save our food and raiment. 

"2. All income by the publishing business 
shall be used in publishing and sending out 
other matter, and no part shall be placed to 
the stock of any member of the firm. 

"3. All donations made to this office by 
which the valuation of the same is increased, 



either by the addition of machinery of office 
improvements, shall be held only in trust by 
the firm, and no part of the same shall be 
placed to the individual stock of any member, 
or in any way become personal property. 

"4. In case of the withdrawal, or removal 
by death of any member of this publishing 
company, neither he (nor she), his (nor her) 
heirs, nor assignees shall be allowed to draw 
out of the same anything over and above the 
amount put into the business by himsalf (o^ 
herself). And no interest shall be allowed on 
the amount he (or she) may have invested. 

"5. Any one desiring to deed, will or be- 
queath property to be used in spreading the 
pure gospel can have the business transacted 
in the name of the Gospel Trumpet Publishing 
Company, Grand Junction, Michigan, in trust 
of the business manager, or the publishers and 
their successors." 

The name of the firm came to be. Gospel 




HARRY W. NELSON, FOREST, ONT., CANADA. 



I. s. m'coy, DESIRE, PA. 



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Trumpet Publishing Company, and it was 
painted in large letters on the east side of the 
office building in Grand Junction. 

The circulation of literature had increased 
considerably during the year. People in In- 
dia, Africa, China, Japan, South America, 
and the Oceanic Islands, besides many in. 
Europe, were reading and regularly receiving 
the Gospel Trumpet. The postage in No- 
vember amounted to over $158.00. From 500 
to 800 letters were received weekly. A pocket 
edition of the song-book, Echoes from Glory, 
consisting of words only, was issued, also a 
word edition of German songs, and a word 
edition of Spanish songs. 

A GERMAN PAPER. 

The year 1895 marked the commencement 
of a German periodical, Die Evangeliums 
Posaune. Arrangements had been made with 



Fred L. Hahn, of Milwaukee, Wis., to edit 
the same. He had a short time before come 
out of the Baptist sect, in which he had been 
a prominent minister. He held the editorship 
a few years, when the responsibilities of that 
office were left with Bro. William Ebel. The 
hearts of the German people were gladdened 
by the teachings of the Gospel Trumpet com- 
ing to them in the language of their own 



tongue. 



MONDAY NIGHT MEETINGS. 



During this year the regular Monday night 
prayer-meetings were established. These were 
held in the parlors of the Home. The entire 
Trumpet family gathered for the purpose of 
considering and praying for the needs of the 
work, and for discussing family affairs in 
general. These Monday night meetings are 
still kept up. 





R. I.. AUSTIN, NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. 



CHAS. J. BLEWITT, NEW YORK, N. Y. 



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A FEW STATISTICS. 

The amount of printed matter came to be 
so great that to fold all the tracts, books, and 
papers by hand was too slow and laborious a 
process. A folding machine was needed. In 
August, 1895, and also in October, articles 
were printed in the Trumpet giving an idea 
of the amount of literature printed at that 
time. 7500 copies of the Trumpet were printed 
each week, 3,000 of which went to paying sub- 
scribers. The remainder were sent out free. 
There were also printed semi-monthly 3,500 
copies of the Shining Light, and 800 copies 
of the Pcsaune. Over 60 different kinds of 
books and tracts were published. Within the 
year ending in October 1,670,615 tracts, books, 
and papers had been printed on the big press, 
and 449,740 sheets of paper on the job press. 
$2,957.57 had been paid out for paper, and 



$1,244.49 for postage. Within eleven months 
over 21,000 letters had been received through 
the mail. By October there were enough un 
folded books and tracts on hand to make a 
stack of paper 150 feet high. It can easily be 
seen that a folder was needed. There were 
thirty-five in the family, which made quite a 
large force, but it was still inadequate to the 
amount of work necessary to be done. The 
large office building being too small for the 
demands of the work, an addition was begun 
in October. When this was completed, part of 
it three stories in height, the amount of room 
was doubled. 

DEATH OF D. S. WARNER. 

On Dec. 12, 1895, D. S. Warner passed from 
his busy cares to his everlasting rest. He 
had been editor of the Trumpet from its start, 
and his death was mourned by thousands 





ADEN k SCHELL, MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. 



WM. G. SCHELL, MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA, 



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of the readers, many of whom had personally 
met him either in his travels abroad or at the 
June camp-meetings. He was a wonderful 
instrument in God's hands of spreading the 
reformation light and truth, and the draped 
columns of the Trumpet showed that one of 
its supporters had fallen. It seemed that he 
could not be spared ; but God who knew best, 
still owned and blessed the work, and there- 
fore it continued. In like manner the great 
reformation itself did not depend on Bro. 
Warner, neither do those who enjoy this latter- 
day glory count themselves followers of D. S 
Warner, and therefore the great movement 
continues as distinctly of God as it was in the 
start. It is the age in which the pure church 
is again visible, and its glory like that of the 
morning of the gospel day. As this is the 
evening time of the gospel dispensation, the 
light which has succeeded the cloudy and 



mixed stage of sectarian confusion, is some- 
times spoken of as the "evening light." (See 
Zech. 14: 6, 7.) Bro. E. E. Byrum received 
the editorship at the death of Bro. Warner 
and has continued the same till the present 
time. 

A DEXTER PAPER-FOLDER. 

On Christmas day, 1895, a new Dexter 
paper-folder was placed in the office. Hun- 
dreds of thousands of tracts had been printed 
but lay unfolded for want of sufficient help to 
fold by hand. Thus the new folder was much 
needed. It was suitable for tract work and 
also for folding the papers published. The 
tedious process of folding all the papers and 
tracts by hand was at an end. The machine 
cost $650.00. The last day of 1895 witnessed 
the complete removal of the indebtedness of 
the companv much prayer having been offered 





TV. A. DAVISON, CAYUGA, IND. 



CHARLES BRIGHT, IUKA, KAJSTS. 



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for that purpose in the family meetings. But 
as expenses constantly increased and the work 
had to move on, there were times afterward 
when the indebtedness amounted to consider- 
able. The postage for 1895 was $1,278.28. 
When these figures are given as the amount 
paid for postage on the publications just to 
send them through the mail, they show some 
idea of the magnitude of the work. 

Bro. "Warner's last book, Salvation, was 
ready to send out by February, 1896 ; and in 
May The Secret of Salvation was issued, con- 
taining over 400 pages ; price, cloth 75 cents, 
half morocco $1.50. This year the Trumpet 
was sent to readers in every state in the union 
and over twenty foreign countries. 

In the summer of this year (1896) another 
folder was purchased. It was also a Dexter, 
and was adapted especially for small tracts. 
In the Monday night meetings the matter of 



purchasing this folder had been considered 
and prayer offered for means to make the pur- 
chase. In one of these meetings Bro. Byrum 
stated that the price of a machine adapted to 
the work in hands was quoted at $500.00. Not 
knowing where the money was to come from, 
but considering that the machine was a neces- 
sity, he requested prayer that God would by 
the following day either send in the means or 
make known what to do regarding the pur- 
chase. Prayer was offered and God witnessed 
that he would answer. The next day a mes- 
sage came by telephone from a brother inquir- 
ing whether the folder had been purchased. 
Upon being informed that it had not, he re- 
plied that he would give $-400.00 towards it. 
Bro. Byrum took the next train for Chicago. 
Calling upon the firm he was informed that 
the manufacturer from the east had been there 
and just left, and had said to them; "If those 



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Gospel Trumpet people want that folder, let 
them have it for $100.00 less." Thus the 
machine was purchased for $400.00, and God 
had answered prayer. 

BOOKBINDING MACHINERY. 

In November of this year some much need- 
ed bookbinding machinery was purchased 
and set to work. An embosser, backing ma- 
chine, some hand sewers, book presses, a cor- 
ner trimmer, outfit for laying gold leaf, etc., 
costing over $1,200.00, were purchased second 
hand for $400. The Lord wonderfully helped 
in this purchase, in answer to prayer. An 
outfit for binding books had been a long-felt 
want. Books always had to be shipped to 
Kalamazoo, Fort Wayne, Chicago, or some 
other distant place to be bound, and some- 
times at considerable expense. The binding 
of the first edition of the Secret of Salvation 



cost $1,200.00. The freight alone on the ship- 
ment both ways was over $50.00. A sewing 
machine and trimmer were still needed to 
complete the bookbinding outfit. These were 
purchased at a later date. By the close of the 
year there were fifty in the family, and, with 
the increased facilities, the workers were ready 
to carry on the business still more extensively 
in the new year. 

There were few times when there was not 
something needed to keep up with the advance 
of the work. Progress had brought the busi- 
ness up to where the capacity of the Babcock 
press was not sufficient for the demand upon 
it, and a new press was talked of. The one 
in use, purchased five years previous, was 
also getting pretty well worn. Improvements 
were constantly added. For the accommoda- 
tion of steam heating another boiler had been 
purchased^ so that there were now two boilers, 



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THE FLOATING BETHEL, USED FOR SEVERAL TEARS ON THE OHIO RIVER FOR EVANGELISTIC WORK BY 
0. T. CLAYTON AND COMPANY. BURNED DEC. 16, 1898. 



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one of fifteen and the other thirty-five-horse- 
power. There was a need of a twenty-horse- 
power engine to replace the one of ten-horse- 
power then in use. A new twenty-horse-power 
engine was purchased the following summer. 
By April, 1897, the family numbered be- 
tween sixty and seventy. Postage for the 
month of March amounted to $229.45. About 
$200.00 worth of books were sent free to 
various parts of India, and made many hearts 
glad in that dark country. Rolls of Trumpets 
had been sent to post-offices in many new lo- 
calities in this country. These were kindly 
distributed by the postmasters, and thus the 
paper fell into many new hands. An enlarge- 
ment of the Trumpet was contemplated, as 
there had been many suggestions from its 
readers expressing their wishes that the paper 
might be enlarged. In May a new and val- 
uable book by Jennie C. Rutty was issued, en- 



titled, Letters of Love and Counsel for Our 
Girls. 

ANOTHER SONG-BOOK. 

For two months preceding the June camp- 
meeting Bros. B. E. Warren and A. L. Byers 
were in Chicago busily engaged in the prepar 
ation of a new collection of songs, entitled, 
Songs of the Evening Light. It was issued in 
the summer. It contained a number of new 
songs, and a good selection from the previous 
collections as well as from books by standard 
writers. It was a book of 224 pages and sold 
for 35 cents. 

In August a second-hand sewing machine 
was purchased for the bookbindery for $400. 
It did the work of eight or ten persons, and in 
three months its usefulness had almost e- 
qualled its cost. 

Toward the close of the year the publishing 





W. 0. WILLIAMS, HURST, FLA. 



J. A. "WTLBER, LANCASTER, WIS. 



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work seemed to stretch for a greater advance 
than ever. This could he told by its needs. 
An enlargement of the Trumpet would mean 
more workers and greater facilities for set- 
ting type. The constant increase in the num- 
ber of workers would soon require a new large 
boarding house. Arrangements were made 
for the purchase of a new press and a type- 
setting machine. During the nine months 
ending with September $2,500.00 had been in- 
vested in paper. Special offers were made on 
the Trumpet. About the middle of Septem- 
ber a special offer was made to send the paper 
to new subscribers till Jan. 1, 1898, for 20 
cents. In October another offer promised the 
paper till Jan. 1, 1899, for $1.00. These 
special offers increased the number of sub- 
scribers. By this means and the sending out 
of thousands of copies for free distribution 
the paper went into many new hands, carry- 



ing the light and truth of full salvation. We 
quote the following from the Trumpet of 
Oct. 14, '97, by Bro. Byrum: 

"only a. trumpet/' 

' ' It was ; only a Trumpet ' mailed by some 
hand to a place where this truth was unknown, 
where the darkness of sect confusion had never 
been broken by a ray of this glorious gospel 
light; but it reached that soul just when it 
was most needed. He had wondered and 
prayed over the evils of sectism. This little 
messenger of truth brought him the knowl- 
edge of something better, for which he had 
been longing. He read it, sent for more, and 
declared his freedom in Christ Jesus; and 
'only a Trumpet' was God's instrument of 
bringing this about. 

"Again, a Trumpet was handed to a man 
on the cars. He read it, became interested. 





PAUL V. CLIFFORD, MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. 



YENS M. WELLING, JENSON, WIS. 
At present in Book-binding Dept., Gospel Trumpet Office. 



Hi 



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came to Michigan to investigate the truth. H3 
got some of the brethren to go to his locality 
and hold a meeting. A precious church was 
established, calls came in from the surround 
ing country for meetings, many precious souls 
were saved, and now several of them are en- 
gaged in spreading the truth to others. It 
was a very little thing— 'only a Trumpet' — 
yet it pleased God to make it an instrument 
for the salvation of scores of souls. 

"Again, a little tract Must We Sin? found 
its way to the far West. It was handed to a 
man and he handed it to another. That man 
had been professing, yet sinning more or less 
every day. He read it, was convicted of its 
truth, and sought and obtained the experience 
it taught. Then he wrote us a letter of grati- 
tude, saying, 'That tract was the means of 
the salvation of my soul. ' 

"In sending out Trumpets to new places 



from the office one was sent to a Virginia 
town. It bore no address but that of the post- 
office. It fell into the hands of a blind man. 
He took it with him wherever he went, asking 
people to read it over and over to him. One 
day he asked a young man to read it to him ; 
that young man became interested, subscribed 
for the paper, and is now a worker in the 
Trumpet office and mails your paper to you 
every week. 

' ' These are but a few of the things that are 
being done by a tract or a Trumpet. Thou- 
sands of souls to-day are rejoicing in full 
salvation, who would be in sin and sectism, 
had not this truth reached them through the 
literature God is helping us to send out. Yet 
many wonder why we say so much about 
increasing the work, and are constantly push- 
ing forward to greater things. In places 
churches have been raised up through read- 




W. A. DOWNER, GLASSBORO, N. J. 




GEO. E. BOLDS, BRICE, MO. 



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ing the Trumpet, without a sermon being- 
preached, and in hundreds of places it has 
as John the Baptist prepared the way for Him 
who should come after. We are doing all we 
can, and will you do likewise? They that 
turn many to righteousness shall shine as the 
stars forever." 

A TYPESETTING MACHINE 

was purchased, and also a thousand pounds 
of type, for $2,070.00, to be paid in thirty 
days. It was an Empire, and arrived in Octo- 
ber, 1897. There were in reality two machines, 
one for setting type and one for distributing 
the type after being set and used. To run 
these machines it required three persons : one 
to operate the keyboard, which caused the 
types to fall in one continuous line, another 
person to "justify," that is, arrange the type 
into columns of the proper width ; and a third 



person to tend the distributor. But it was a 
much more speedy process than setting by 
hand. It was adapted to book as well as paper 
work, and was a great improvement in office 
facilities. A few weeks later there was 

ALSO A NEW PRESS 

purchased for the sum of $3,360.00, with a 
discount of $860.00 for the old press, leaving 
$2,500.00 to be paid when the machine was 
placed in the office. This press was a fine 
large Miehle, adapted for book and job work 
as well as newspaper work. It took a form 
over twice as large as the old one. It arrived 
about the middle of December and was imme- 
diately put to work. About 20,000 copies of 
the Trumpet were printed every week. An- 
other special offer had been made, promising 
the paper Dec. 1 to Feb. 1, '98, for 10 cents. 
The year 1897 had been an eventful one in 





J. J. FRAME, FRESNO, CALIF. 



W. B. GROVER, GRAND JUNCTION, MICH. 



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the way of added facilities for publishing 
the truth. The postage for the year amounted 
to $2,200.00, while the money paid out for 
paper alone averaged $10.00 per day. Part 
of the time the machinery had been kept run- 
ning night and day. 

During the next year, while the nation was 
at war with Spain, the glorious doctrines of 
the ref ormation were spreading with increased 
rapidity, and continuing the warfare more 
effectively against the devil's kingdom, 

TRUMPET ENLARGED TO EIGHT PAGES. 

The beginning of the new year (1898) 
marked the enlargement of all three of the 
periodicals. The Shining Light was also 
made a weekly, having previously been issued 
every two weeks. The Trumpet was enlarged 
from four pages to eight pages, though the 
pages were somewhat smaller. A new style of 



heading was used, which, with the new size, 
gave the paper quite a different appearance. 

the trumpet family. 

The growth of the Trumpet family, in size, 
kept pace pretty well with the magnitude of 
the work as it constantly increased, though 
many times the working force was scarcely 
sufficient. It not infrequently happened that 
the workers were overtaxed. The confining 
labor of some of the departments would tell 
on the general health, and those members of 
the family who had spent years in the work 
were compelled to observe some regulations 
pertaining to diet, sleep, working hours, re- 
creation, etc., and to see the necessity of 
advising all to do the same. Their services 
being consecrated to God, there was some 
danger of their zeal causing them to work 
harder than their physical and mental powers 



b^ 





"WM. H. CHEATHAM. 



ANNA CHEATHAM. 



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would long permit. Seldom was there any 
sickness, and then it was perhaps caused by 
a weakening of the body through protracted 
and confining work. They knew how to trust 
the Lord for their healing, and there were 
many instances of their being touched with 
his healing power. 

The entire force of workers were as one 
family in respect to their associations and 
manner of life. Until the size of the family 
would no longer permit, they all ate at one 
table, and participated in family worship 
together. Along with the comforting thought 
that they were working for the Lord was the 
added enjoyment of their associations together 
as children of God. All had an experience of 
salvation as a rule, and besides their faithful- 
ness in their work for the Lord they lived 
together in a peaceable way, which has long 
been a marvel to sinners and to those who 



do not understand how God makes his people 
of one heart and soul. 

The workers came from various parts of the 
United States and Canada, and were mostly 
young people. There were young men whose 
hearts the Lord's saving grace had turned 
from a life of sin to his service, and who 
willingly turned away from opportunities for 
successful worldly business and decided to 
spend their time, talents, and energies for the 
Lord. There were young women who, having 
forsaken the follies of sin and worldliness. 
were likewise willing to give their energies 
to a consecrated service for the Master, trust- 
ing the future with him. As a striking example 
of the nature of the reformation in the work 
of which they were engaged, many of the 
workers had formerly been members of sects, 
the number of sects thus (un) represented 
making quite an interesting list. Here they 





J. G. NEFF, MENDON, MO. 



J. D. HATCH, LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



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were as one body, united in Christ on the 
Bible, and therefore divested of all the former 
opinions and creeds that had divided them. 
Endeared to each other by the mutual sharing 
of the great responsibilities of the publishing 
work, the older workers have many pleasant 
recollections of incidents transpiring during 
their past associations together. Never have 
we heard of one looking back with regret at the 
time spent in the Gospel Trumpet work. We 
will here present a poem by Charles W. Nay- 
lor, written while absent from the family, 
while the office was located at Grand Junction. 

TO THE TRUMPET FAMILY. 

I'm sitting to-day by the screen-covered window 
And watching the rain-drops as swiftly they fail, 

"While memory brings up many sweet recollections 
My heart dearly loves o'er and o'er to recall: 



But dearest of all things that I can remember, 
The dearest of all I can think of to-day, 

Are the workers who labor so true and so faithful, 
Whom God, in his wisdom, alone can repay. 

As my mind wanders back to the work at th« 
' ' Junction, ' ' 

I seem to see each one again as of yore, 
Still working for Jesus, to spread his great gospel— 

To tell the glad tidings from shore unto shore. 
And now as I gaze on the "family" picture 

And see every face so familiar and dear, 
My heart yearns to see you, to feel your warm 
hand-clasp, 

And all those loved voices again would I hear. 

I'm here in this cold world by sin all surrounded, 

With souls going onward to hell in despair; 
So few who can tell of the love of the Savior, 

So many crushed down by oppression and care. 
It makes the heart sad and the tears come unbidden, 

To see precious souls for whom Jesus has died 
Going on to destruction in such awful darkness, 

While some the dear Savior would even deride. 




A GROUP FROM THE CHURCH IN LIVERPOOL, ENG. — 1894. 



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HISTORY OF THE GOSPEL TRUMPET PUBLISHING WORK. 



While onward I journey, the awful sect darkness 

I see, in some places, is driven away; 
A tract or a "Trumpet" has borne Heaven's 
message, 

The seed has sprung up and is growing to-day. 
Wherever this light shines 'tis "God bless the 
Trumpet ! ' ' 

' ' 'Tis next to the Bible in leading us on. ' ' 
And many the prayers that are daily ascending 

To God for the Avorkers. Oh, dear ones, press on ! 

Then, courage, my brother, my sister, take courage ; 

You see not the good that your labors can do, 
And yet you are spreading the light unto thou- 
sands ; 

Then ever to God and his work remain time. 
A crown with bright jewels is waiting in glory, 

And they who turn many to righteousness here 
Shall shine as the stars in the heavens forever, 

And dwell evermore in that city so fair. 

Each day your deft fingers are sending God's 
message 
To perishing souls who know not of the way 



Which God is now opening up to his people 

In this evening time of the great gospel day. 
If you could but hear as I hear, how the people 
"Praise God for the Trumpet," your heart 
would rejoice: 
Then never repine, but be ever encouraged 

To spread this great gospel with heart and with 
voice. 

The seed you are sowing will bring a rich harvest, 

A harvest of souls for the Master above, 
Which will be, when 'tis gathered securely in glory, 

A fitting reward for your labor of love. 
Then, onward, press onward, the foe is retreating! 

The banner of Jesus lift high as you go. 
First pure and then valiant, the truth is prevailing, 

A host's rising up the pure gospel to sow. 

There being an absence of trees in the im- 
mediate surroundings of the Trumpet office 
at Grand Junction, and the soil being of a 
hot, sandy nature, the conveniences for recrea • 
tion were poor. But a stroll to the more dis~ 





LGItrNZO COCK, NCRTH STAR, O. 



A. J. POULSON, WEST BULUTIT, MINN. 



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tant groves or lakes was generally satisfac- 
tory. As before mentioned, there were numer- 
ous lakes in the vicinity of Grand Junction. 
These afforded opportunity for boat-riding, 
fishing, swimming, or enjoyment of the pleas- 
ant shade of the trees growing on their banks. 
These lakes are a characteristic of Michigan, 
and will never be forgotten by those of the 
Trumpet family who enjoyed pleasant visits 
to their shores. 

We are about to record another removal of 
the Trumpet office. The quiet little town of 
Grand Junction will no more be its home, and 
the workers will cease taking their accustomed 
trips either to Lester lake or to Saddle lake. 
Before taking leave of the place that had for 
years been the scene of their earnest labors, 
their trials, as well as their joys, there was 
planned a family visit to Saddle lake. Busy 
as they were in preparing to move the im- 



mense plant to far distant quarters, they could 
afford to spend a day of recreation by the 
lakeside that had so often refreshed their 
weary spirits. They took their dinners and 
spent a profitable day. 

One prominent feature of the general ap- 
pearance of the publishing office as well as 
the Home and the workers has always been 
cleanliness. As compared with other publish- 
ing houses the Gospel Trumpet quarters are 
always bright and clean. The fuel used at 
Grand Junction was wood, except during the 
last year or two, when coal was used for heat- 
ing the steam boilers that supplied the build- 
ings with steam heat. The diet of the workers 
was generally plain and simple. During a 
pinch for lack of means the diet was as in- 
expensive as possible ; thus, during the month 
of July, 1895, the family, thirty-five in num- 
ber, lived on less than $40.00. Deaths have 





CORNELIA BATEMAN, WICHITA, KANS, 



LENA COOPER, ATLANTA, GA, 



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been very few. The number of marriages 
averaged about one per year, the married 
workers generally going to house-keeping by 
themselves. 

TWELVE YEARS AT GRAND JUNCTION 

had been spent in sending holiness literature 
over the world. The reformation had been 
gradually and surely extending itself. Mis- 
sions had been started in the large cities, from 
which immense quantities of free literature 
were being distributed. The truth was plant- 
ed in foreign countries, where churches were 
raised up and depots for supplying printed 
matter were established. The publishing 
business had multiplied to many times its size 
when located at Williamston. The workers 
with their families, numbered upwards of 
ninety. In February, 1898, the readers of the 



Gospel Trumpet were surprised by an editor- 
ial in which there was 

ANOTHER MOVE CONTEMPLATED. 

The publishing work had greatly outgrown 
the conveniences in and around Grand Junc- 
tion. A splendid opportunity opened up for 
locating at Moundsville, W. Va., as we shall 
see in the following editorial, under date of 
Feb. 17, 1898: 

"From the Chicago meeting we went to 
Moundsville, West Virginia, in answer to an 
urgent call from Bro. Q. T. Clayton concern- 
ing locating the Trumpet office at that place. 
Arriving there and meeting Bro. Clayton, we 
visited the place, which is a city of about 
6,000 inhabitants, situated on the east side of 
the Ohio river, twelve miles from Wheeling, 
by street-car line. There is a large and beau- 





E. H. OWENS, SHEEWOOD, LA. 



JAMES D. FEEEILL. 



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tiful camp-ground at this place. A large new 
brick building with engine, boiler, shaftings, 
pulleys, belts, ready to move into, and well 
suited for an office building, is offered for 
$2,500.00, which is much less than the build- 
ing alone cost. Coal (slack) for running the 
engine will be delivered at this building for 
35 cents a ton, or the best coal as it comes 
from the mine, delivered for 70 cents a ton. 
There are many other advantages. Where 
our office is now located we are paying nearly 
six dollars a ton for most of our coal. Soft 
coal costs us from $3.00 to $4.00 per ton. As 
the wood in this vicinity is about all gone, 
our expenses for fuel here will soon be about 
$1,500.00 a year. This is only one of the 
many items of consideration. If we remain, 
we will be compelled to build a large office 
building to meet the demands of the enlarging 
work, which will cost us more than the brick 
building mentioned. 



"There a:e many things to consider on both 
sides. However, we have closed no contract, 
but have counseled the Lord and a number of 
the brethren, and are now awaiting the direc- 
tions of the Lord. Although we have learned 
to love the quiet little town of Grand Junction, 
yet we realize it is only a matter of time when 
the demands of the work will require a remov- 
al of the office to pome other locality. And we 
are ready to say amen to the will of the Lord 
regarding whatever his directions may be. 
Pray that the will of the Lord may be clearly 
made known." 

The ministerial brethren at the Chicago as- 
sembly meeting, referred to, seemed favorably 
impressed with the idea of removal. A letter 
from a brother in the East read as follows: 
' ' Since we read the item in the G-ospel Trum- 
pet concerning a change of the publishing- 
house from Grand Junction to Moundsville, 
W. Va., our prayers have been going up to 




S. G. BRYANT, NEOSHO FALLS, KANS. 




WM. H. MERRITT, CLOVERDALE, MICH. 



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the God of knowledge to take hold of the be- 
loved saints at Grand Junction, and guide 
the affairs of the Most High aright. God 
bless you in the undertaking. It seems to be 
a great leap, but God can carry all things 
across. And, dear brother, we have felt for 
some time it would be more to the glory of 
God to have his publishing house in a more 
business part of the country ; and if Mounds- 
ville is to be the place, we can say amen, and 
in anything we can do we are ready to put 
our shoulder to the wheel. You have our 
petitions going up to a God of wisdom. ' ' 

It must be remembered that the publishing 
office is the common property of all the saints 
of God. Therefore they were interested in 
the idea of moving, and had a right to ex- 
press themselves. There seemed to be a 
general satisfaction expressed in regard to 
the move to Moundsville, 



At Moundsville, about three years previous, 
a large brick building 40x70 feet, three stories 
and basement, with boiler room attached, was 
erected at a cost of over $5,000.00. In this 
was placed a forty-horse-power boiler and 
also an engine of over twenty-horse-power, 
together with several thousand dollars' worth 
of first-class machinery for the manufacture 
of shoes. The factory did business for a few 
months and then ceased, the machinery re- 
maining idle and the building unused until 
sold at sheriff's sale. This building with all 
the machinery and appurtenances, and five 
lots, were offered for $2,500.00 on sixty days' 
time. $10.00 were paid to hold the contract, 
and by special offers on the paper and books, 
enough money was raised to make the pur- 
chase at the expiration of the time. 

The workers lived in joyful anticipation of 
the change, although in one sense they were 





W. J. BALDWIN, SPOKANE, WASH, 



B, P. WEIKEL, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 



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loath to part with the old familiar town of 
Grand Junction. Some would write the new 
address of Moundsville, W. Va., after the 
name of the company to see how it would 
appear. All seemed generally pleased with 
the prospect. Immediately after the June 
camp-meeting all hands were busy packing 
for the removal, many articles being disposed 
of at a public sale. It took several days to get 
everything ready and stored in the freight 
cars. On the 28th of June, at two o'clock, 
P. M., the train was ready to leave. The 
crowd of town people and neighbors who had 
assembled on the platform, many with tear- 
decked faces, knowing that our departure was 
final, told of the respect they had for the 
Trumpet family and the publishing institu- 
tion. A number of the saints in the vicinity 
had also gathered. As the train began to 
move., the workers sang, "God be With You 



till We Meet Again, ' ' and, with many a fare- 
well waved with the handerchief or otherwise, 
the town of Grand Junction was left behind. 
The following is part of an editorial dated 
July 7, '98, entitled, 

FROM GRAND JUNCTION TO MOUNDSVILLE. 

' ' Immediately after the close of the Grand 
Junction camp-meeting we began taking down 
our machinery and packing our office and 
household goods ready to ship, and on Tues- 
day, June 28, at two o'clock, all things were 
ready, and the Trumpet family bade farewell 
to Grand Junction and the people of that com- 
munity as the train departed. In all our prep- 
arations to move the blessing of God was 
upon us, and we realized his help in all things, 
and departed with the praise of God in our 
souls. The railroad company ordered a spe- 
cial train of two passenger cars, one baggage 





JOHN C. BLANEY, LEMIEUX, ONT., CANADA. 



S. P. STRANG, NAPPANEE, IND. 



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car, and nine large freight cars. This enabled 
us to go together as a family, making it quite 
pleasant, which all enjoyed. About one hun- 
dred large scriptural mottoes were attached 
to the sides of the freight cars, heralding 
gospel truths to the people all along the line. 
We also distributed about 100,000 tracts and 
papers along the way, thus leaving a line of 
truth all the way along. 

"As our train went by way of Grand 
Rapids, we passed through Williamston, 
Mich., where the Trumpet office was moved 
from twelve years ago. At that time the 
entire office outfit and household goods were 
shipped in one car to Grand Junction, and 
this time we passed through with twelve cars 
heavily loaded, giving God the praise and 
glory for the increase of the work. We had 
also sold about three car-loads at the sale and 
left our large engine and boiler in the build- 



ings. Sixty-nine persons were aboard the 
train, two others of the Trumpet family start- 
ed the same day on bicycles, and thirty had 
gone to visit their friends or take a vacation, 
and quite a number were already at Mounds- 
ville working faithfully; while twelve years 
ago at Williamston, the Trumpet family num- 
bered about six or eight persons. We arrived 
safely at Moundsville on Wednesday evening. 
"As we stepped from the train a telegram 
was handed us stating that the office buildings 
and two of our large dwelling-houses at Grand 
Junction had been burned down that after- 
noon, the fire having caught from a passing 
train. This was a loss of $3,000 or $4,000. 
There was no insurance on any of the pro- 
perty that was destroyed. As we read the 
telegram this passage of scripture came vivid- 
ly to our minds: 'All things work together 
for good to them that love the Lord'; and 





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while we could not at the same time see what 
all the Lord intended in permitting them to 
burn, yet we are confident that it will result 
to his glory, and we could only rejoice in the 
'spoiling of our goods,' realizing that all 
bridges were burned behind us; or, in other 
words, no difference what adversity we might 
have to pass through here, there would be 
nothing to return to at Grand Junction. Thus 
the Trumpet family was left homeless. But 
as we arrived at what was to be our new home 
all were highly pleased with the place. ' ' 

The Trumpet missed no numbers on account 
of the move, though the first two issues at 
Moundsville were late on account of the delay 
of a car-load of paper which had been ordered. 
The cost of the car-load of paper was $1,163, 
and this and the expense of moving, besides 
other increasing expense in getting properly 
settled in the new location, swelled the indebt- 



edness to a considerable amount. An elevator 
was purchased for the building, as a place 
had been left for one and it was greatly 
needed. The elevator cost something over 
$500.00. 

For the accommodation of the workers, 
buildings had to be rented. Some suitable 
building for a boarding house had to be either 
rented or built. A building that had been 
erected for a planing mill was rented and used 
for a boarding house, where the workers would 
gather for family worship and meals, most 
of them having rented rooms in other build- 
ings. 

Moundsville, encompassed with hills, was 
in striking contrast to the little town of Grand 
Junction, with level surroundings. The scen- 
ery and varied landscape is interesting. While 
it is a city not well improved in some respects, 
yet there are many advantages. Here may be 





WM. A. SUTHERLAND, GREENVILLE, TENN. 



WM. P. LONG, ST. CLAIR, TENN. 



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had the best and cheapest fuel in the world. 
Not only is coal abundant, but also the best 
quality of natural gas. It is a town that 
probably has a great future before it, and 
manufactories are locating here. The bank- 
ing advantages are something that the pub- 
lishing company was not privileged to have 
in Grand Junction. A switch of the B, & 0. 
railroad passes the door of the publishing 
house. Natural gas was at once adopted as 
fuel and electricity for lighting. On the whole, 
the publishing work started in its new loca- 
tion on a more extensive scale and plan than 
ever before. The first general event of note 
was the 

INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY. 

One of the greatest forward movements in 
the reformation was to get the publishing work 
upon a substantial business basis. A stock 



company had been thought of by Bro. War 
ner and others of God's ministers nearly ten 
years before, but the capital then amounted 
to only a few hundred dollars, and the breth- 
ren were unable to decide upon a proper plan 
for such an arrangement to be perfected, and 
the matter was dropped. Now the capital 
had increased to $25,000.00, and a necessity 
was felt for having this amount placed upon 
a firm basis, so that there might be no possi- 
bility of it becoming the property of any 
private individual, which might have been 
the case had the publishers been unfaithful, 
or had they died and the charge of the work 
fallen into the hands of unscrupulous suc- 
cessors. 

According to the plan of a stock company 
the property is held by a board of trustees 
and the danger of the capital ever being con- 
trolled by private individuals is precluded. 





BYRON WOODEN, HORSESHOE, MICH. 



GEORGE VIELGUTH, SLATE, KANS. 



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To have the business conducted on a safe 
financial basis was desirable, further, as re- 
moving any lack of confidence on the part of 
those who should desire to make donations 
or bequeathals. Thus, chartered by the state, 
the company would be in position to trans- 
act its immense business with other firms upon 
a more creditable basis. 

The formation of a stock company was 
talked of and decided upon at the last Grand 
Junction camp-meeting before the removal 
was made. Accordingly, on Oct. 3, 1898, seven 
of the well-known ministers met at Mounds- 
ville and formed a board of trustees (stock- 
holders). They then elected a board of seven 
directors, who in turn elected officers from 
among their number; namely, E. E. Byrurn, 
president; A. L. Byers, vice president; N. H. 
Byrurn, secretary and treasurer; and A, S, 



Potter, business manager. John B. Martin 
now holds the office of business manager. 

The life of the charter is fifty years, and 
the authorized capital $100,000.00. Shares 
are issued at $1.00 each, but no dividends are 
declared, the company differing, perhaps, in 
this respect, from any other, so that the pur- 
chase of stock is in reality a donation, irrevo- 
cable during the life of the company. 

A HERESY. 

We have perhaps noted the progress of the 
work from a standpoint of prosperity rather 
than speaking of any opposition or adversity 
against which it has struggled. We remem- 
ber that the trials and difficulties encoun- 
tered at Bucyrus were projected by those who 
had professed to be of the truth. It is general- 
ly from apparent internal sources that injury 





CJJLOE MICHELS. 
Wife of S. Michels. 



SEBASTIAN MICHELS, SOUTH HAVEN, MICH. 
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lias been wrought against the reformation 
which the publishing work represents; also 
there is most always that lethargy and inatten- 
tion to its interests that the work encounters 
from many of those who should contribute 
of their means to its success. The devil has 
opposed it in one form or another nearly 
every step of the way, but in spite of all 
difficulties the work has gone forward. 

In the spring of 1899 an attack was made 
upon the truth by means of a heresy known 
as Zinzendorfism. The intent was to destroy 
the doctrine of sanctification as a second work 
of grace wrought by the blood of Christ subse- 
quent to regeneration. For a year or more 
this heresy was developing. When the crisis 
came, and a stand had to be taken against its 
propagators, who had once been faithful min- 
isterial brethren in this reformation, it became 
the duty of the Gospel Trumpet to renounce 



all who after repeated admonitions still held 
and taught the erroneous doctrine. The devil 
succeeded in deceiving a number of saints 
through his agents. Many afterward saw the 
error they were unfortunately led into, re- 
nounced the same, and again obtained the 
victory of the inheritance of the saints in 
light, though not without a desperate struggle. 
Some of those who were chief advocates of one 
form or another of the Zinzendorf heresy are 
still in the deception, having never fully re- 
nounced their error nor come back to the truth 
they once proclaimed. Those whose names 
and photographs are in this book are W. A. 
Haynes, J. E. Chase, Gr. P. Keeling, Fred 
Husted, J. A. Smith, and E. G. Masters. 
These have figured in this reformation work 
in the past, but at present are not of us. 

The devil knows that the doctrine of sancti- 
fication as a second work of grace is a vital 



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one. Destroy sanctification, and unity is de- 
stroyed, for sanctification is what perfects 
God's children in oneness. The advocates of 
the heresy immediately started a periodical, 
which of course opposed the Trumpet and its 
teachings. This attack upon the truth only 
caused its light to shine brighter. Having 
come in contact with the heresy, the doctrine 
of sanctification became more definite than it 
had been in recent years. 

While in this connection we will also men- 
tion the name of Gorham Tufts, Jr., who, 
though not implicated with the deception men- 
tioned above, has taken a position antagonistic 
to the unity of this movement which God has 
placed on foot, so that he also is no more re- 
cognized in this work. 

INCREASE OF BUSINESS. 

Established on a larger scale at Mounds 



ville, the publishing work experienced a 
proportionate increase of business. The ex- 
pense for postage for the whole year 1898 was 
$2,200.00, but for the month of December alone 
it averaged over $10.00 per day. For 1899 the 
amount paid for postage was $4,000.00. Be- 
sides the literature sent by mail, there were 
tons that went by express or freight. Nearly 
$7,000.00 was expended for paper in one year. 

The books published in 1899 were Grace of 
Healing, or Christ Our Physician, in Febru- 
ary, written by J. W. Byers ; Mothers ' Coun- 
sel to their Sons, by Jennie C. Rutty, sent 
out in June ; a German song-book in October, 
also a book by H. M. Biggie, entitled, The 
Kingdom of God and the One Thousand 
Years' Reign; and The Great Physician and 
His Power to Heal, by E. E. By rum, in 
November. 

Toward the close of the year the press was 



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WM. H. BRAGG, SWEETSER, IND. 



G. R. ACHOR, MARION, IND. 



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kept running day and night. On tract work 
this would amount to nearly two million 
pages in twenty-four hours. Yet more ma- 
chinery was needed. Over $2,000.00 worth of 
new machinery was added to the bookbindery, 
consisting of a large embosser, and a Dexter 
folder for book work. A free-literature fund 
was established in October, by which litera- 
ture is sent out according to the amount of 
money donated for that purpose. This has 
been an effective means for the circulation of 
tracts, papers, and books that teach the doc- 
trines of the reformation. Within five months 
over $5,000.00 worth of literature was sent 
out free. In January $1,000.00 worth of 
books were placed in the state penitentiary 
at Moundsville. Other state prisons have also 
been supplied. Hundreds of dollars' worth 
have been sent to India, China, and other for- 
eign countries. 



THE NEW TRUMPET HOME. 

In the spring of 1899 a tract of land contain- 
ing nearly six acres was purchased for 
$6,000.00. It contained a large Prohibition 
tabernacle which had been erected at a cost of 
$1,500.00, with a seating capacity of 4,000 or 
over. On a portion of this land ground was 
broken for a new boarding house for the 
Trumpet workei s, to be known as The Trum- 
pet Home. This was ready to move into by 
the middle of November. It is built of ve- 
neered brick, 118x168, the main part three 
stories, with garret and cellar. It contains 
101 rooms, one a large dining-room 34x75, in 
which, during a single camp-meeting, over 
10,000 meals have been served. 

Adjoining the dining-room are the kitchen, 
kindergarten, bakery, and laundry rooms. 
Besides these there are rooms intended for 




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reading-rooms and the reception of visitors, 
also the chapel with a seating capacity of 
about 200. Bath and toilet rooms are on every 
floor. 

The building is fitted with city water (warm 
and cold), steam heating, and electric light 
systems, and is connected by telephone with 
Wheeling, Pittsburg, and other surrounding 
smaller towns, as well as local offices and resi- 
dences in Moundsville. 

FINANCIAL CONDITION IN 1900. 

In January, 1900, a book of 400 pages writ- 
ten by W. Gr. Schell was published. It was 
entitled, The Better Testament. This was the 
only new book published this year. The ex- 
penses incident to the erection of the new 
Trumpet Home, as well as those of other 
needed improvements, amounted to more than 
was expected, and placed the company under 



an enormous debt. As there was a large stock 
of books and tracts on hand, it was thought 
best to suspend further publication for a 
while so as to avoid expense, and work off the 
stock already on hands. Accordingly, the 
work in some of the departments was stopped, 
and those of the workers that could be spared 
left for a time. The close times that followed 
when the large bills became due was a season 
of much trial of faith, and required skilful 
management of the business affairs. It oc- 
casioned much prayer to God, who in turn 
gave the encouraging assurance that he would 
carry the work through to victory. 

During these trying circumstances, much 
literature was going out free, which was 
blessed of the Lord. A fund was established 
for the relief of the India sufferers in the 
dreadful famine there raging, and thousands 
of dollars were sent them. In July a special 





JOHN E. SMITH, FENWICK, ONT., CANADA. 



DAVID H. MOYER, VINELAND, ONT., CANADA. 



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offer entitled, "Millions of Tracts at Half 
Price ' ' was placed on the seventh page of the 
Trumpet. In September the Trumpet was 
offered to new subscribers till Jan. 1, 1901, 
for 10 cents. For a time over one thousand 
new names per day were received, and within 
a few weeks over 26,000 of these ten-cent 
subscriptions had been sent in. Thus, while 
the work in some of the departments was 
suspended, the publications sent out were 
reaching more readers than ever, and the 
year 1900 was a fruitful one in getting the 
truth before the people. The postage for this 
year was over $5,000.00. 

PUBLICATIONS IN 1901. 

During the autumn of the year preceding, 
a new song-book was prepared by B. E. War- 
ren, A. L. Byers, C. E. Hunter, and D. O. 
Teasley. It was called Salvation Echoes, con- 



tained 224 pages, and was published in Jan- 
uary. A book entitled, Behind the Prison 
Bars, written by E. E. By rum, was published 
in July. Price, 50 cents. In October a book 
was issued for H. M. Biggie and F. J. Ebeling, 
entitled the Ebeling-Kiggle Discussion, being 
a religious discussion involving the doctrines 
of the Latter Day Saints and the doctrines 
of this reformation. Following this was H. 
C. Wickersham's Church History, issued in. 
November. A book entitled, Is the Negro a 
Beast? written by W. Gr. Schell, in refutation 
of Prof. Carroll's theory, was published in 
December. Price, 60 cents. 

In August a sewing-machine costing $1,200 
was purchased for the bookbindery, the old 
machine having become useless. In December 
a fine up-to-date piece of machinery in the 
form of a Mergenthaler Linotype, costing 
over $3,200.00, was placed in the composition, 





T. E. ELLIS, ST. JAMES, MO. 



EDWARD ELLIS, BRUSHY PRAIRIE, IND 



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or typesetting, department. Tims the facili- 
ties for the Lord's work in the way of ma- 
chinery are of the best. 

On the first of October a ministers' fund 
was established, by means of which money is 
received specially for the supply of free litera- 
ture to ministers who in turn distribute it to 
the people. 

In February, 1902, a second hand Cottrell 
press, with folder attached, was purchased 
for $600.00. It has a speed of about 1,400, and 
is quite an addition to the company's capacity 
for printing. 

PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PUBLISHING WORK. 

We have followed the history of this work 
down to the present. The Gospet Trumpet, 
starting in 1881, has not swerved from its 
policy of preaching a gospel of full salvation 
from sin and sectarianism. It carries no se- 



cular advertisements and is clean for God. 
This work has been a faith work from its 
start, and God still owns it as his. He has 
led it through dangers of various kinds, and 
in spite of the enemy's enraged attacks upon 
it, it triumphantly publishes the truth as be- 
fore. The devil has not yet quit his ' ' hellish 
opposition," aud until he does we can look 
for a continual prosperity of the right kind. 
Thousands have received light into their 
darkened hearts by a tract or a copy of the 
Trumpet falling into their hands. One wo- 
man found a Trumpet in her dooryard. It 
had been in the rain, and her dog had played 
with it until it was badly mutilated. Pasting 
it together she read it, became interested, and 
was led into the light. One brother got saved 
by reading a tract on sanctification, which he 
found in an old cupboard while helping to 
clean house. A sister in the South was led 









A. J. ELLISON, HAMILTON, MO, 



E, J. AXUP, CLEVELAND, 0, 



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to Christ by reading the Trumpet for a col- 
ored woman who could not read. How many 
more of such incidents might be related! 

The company handles many books besides 
those which it publishes itself. Thousands 
of Bibles and over twenty thousand Testa- 
ments are purchased annually from the vari- 
ous Bible houses of the East. 

Many requests for prayer are received from 
parties at a distance desiring healing. There 
has accumulated a pile of over four hundred 
telegrams from thirty-three different states, 
Canada and Mexico ; and there are also cable- 
grams from Europe. Over six hundred a- 
nointed handkerchiefs were sent in 1901 to 
those requesting them. (See Acts 19:12.) 

DEPARTMENTS. 

The departments of work at the publishing 
office might be mentioned as follows : engineer- 



ing, printing, composition, job, proof-reading, 
stereotyping, tract, mailing of second class 
matter, bookbinding, business, stenographic, 
bookkeeping, copying, editorial, subscription, 
mailing and shipping, German, nightwatch- 
ing, and the department of teaming and gen- 
eral outside work. Some of these departments 
are arranged in several subdivisions. We also 
name the departments of work at the Trumpet 
Home— kitchen, dining-room, baking, sewing, 
laundry, janitor, shoemending, general house- 
work, and the department of general outside 
work. A matron has the oversight of the 
work at the Home. Visitors are always wel- 
come and have the privilege of visiting all the 
departments in both places. The number of 
working hours in the publishing office run 
from seven to nine, according to the kind of 
employment. The Trumpet family now num- 
bers about one hundred. 




JOHN L. WILLIAMS, DESIRE, PA, 




THCMAS NELSON, GRAND PORKS, N. DAK. 
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The German paper, Die Evangeliums Po- 
saune, will soon be made a weekly. It has an 
issue of 2,200 copies. The Shining Light 
issue averages about 4,500 copies per week. 
The regular weekly issue of the Trumpet is 
at present about 14,000 copies, sometimes 
a less number, and sometimes reaching 20,000 
and upward. 

THE PUBLISHING WORK IN OTHER PLACES. 

From April, 1896, to April, 1898, a monthly 
paper called Tidings of Healing was pub- 
lished by J. W. Byers, at Oakland, Cal., in 
the interests of the doctrine of divine healing. 
A small paper is published at Guaymas, Mex- 
ico, by B. F. Elliott. It is called El Evangelio, 
and bears the doctrines of the present truth 
in the Spanish language. For several years 
Bro, A. D. Khan, of Calcutta, India, has been 



publishing the literature in English and also 
in the native language of India. 

In the last few years there has arisen a need 
for the Gospel Trumpet teachings in the 
Scandinavian language. In February, 1901, 
at Muscatine, la., Bro. Thomas Nelson began 
the publication of a semi-monthly periodical 
called Den Evangelishe Basun (The Gospel 
Trumpet) . From a small beginning and amid 
many severe trials its work has gone forward. 
The Lord has prospered the work in provid- 
ing faithful workers and supplying the neces- 
sary means. In October it was moved to 
Grand Forks, N. Dak., at which place the 
paper is still published, being in the midst of 
a Scandinavian settlement. About $1,500.00 
worth of machinery and other necessary ar- 
ticles have been purchased. The Scandina- 
vian work has a promising future, 




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FINANCIAL SUPPORT. 

The Gospel Trumpet publishing work has 
been only partially self-supporting. Did it 
do a large advertising business it would pro- 
bably be wholly self-supporting, and be run 
as are many other publishing institutions. 
But only from the sale of its own literature 
does it derive any support when we except 
donations, loans, bequeathals, etc., that are 
sometimes made in its behalf. Individuals 



who are desirous of placing their money where 
it will work for God frequently do so by plac- 
ing it where it will contribute to the support 
and advance of the publishing work. To a 
considerable extent the work receives its sup- 
port from such sources. Thus while God de- 
mands the exercise of faith and trust for its. 
prosperity, he also moves upon those who 
have means at their disposal to consecrate 
their substance unto the Lord. "Blessed are 
ve that sow beside all waters." 




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ROBERT JARVIS AND WIFE, LAHORE, NORTH INDIA. 
Superintendents Faith Orphanage. 



EXPERIENCE OP MOTHER SARAH SMITH. 



I am still praising God for Bible salvation. 
I believe God will be glorified by rny giving 
to the public some of my experience. For 
many years I have been telling it, but God has 
done so much for me that I have always failed 
to tell it all, nor do I now expect to write all 
of it, but by the leadings of the Spirit of God 
I will give what he desires me to write. 

I was born in Summit Co., Ohio, Sept. 20, 
1822. My maiden name was Sarah Sauer. I 
was raised strictly moral, and was taken into 
the Lutheran denomination when fourteen 
years of age, but knew nothing about the for- 
giveness of sins, having never heard a sermon 
preached on justification until after my con- 
version. Mv education was limited. Until I 



was twelve years of age I had never gone to 
school. After that time I attended a German 
school for about four weeks where I learned 
to read a little ; some time later I went a few 
days to an English school, the whole, per- 
haps, not amounting to three months. 

I never went to but one show, and never 
danced in my life, and never used profane 
language. There was a disposition in me to 
be good, but I did not know how, and with all 
my good desires and morality I was a sinner ; 
and when God convicted me of my sinful con- 
dition I felt as if I was the chief of sinners. It 
was in a wonderful and mysterious way that 
God convicted me of my sins. He permitted 
a great wind-storm to sweep through the coun- 



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LUCINDA BYRUM, UNION CITY, IND. 
Mother of E. E, and N. H. By rum. 



MOTHER SARAH SMITH, TROMBLEY, OHIO. 



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try. It was one Friday night in the year 1842, 
and as the storm raged I did not know but 
what I would be killed, and felt that, should 
my life be destroyed, hell would be my doom. 
In the midst of that raging storm I cried to 
God for mercy. Upon my fingers were a few 
rings, and I stripped them off and opened the 
stove door to throw them into the fire. But the 
devil said, "Don't throw them into the fire." 
He knew that if I did so it would be the last 
of them, and he could not persuade me to wear 
them again. I just want to say the devil made 
a failure, for when I took them off, they were 
never to go on again; so he made a fool of 
himself in his first effort in my case. Praise 
God for victory ! 

On Saturday, after God convicted me on 
that Friday night, I received a message that 
a brother of mine was at the point of death. 
The Lord convicted him of his sins ; so we sent 



for a minister and an uncle of mine that was 
converted, and they prayed and labored with 
him all afternoon on Monday, but he did not 
receive anything. And, oh, how I wizhed th3m 
to pray for me ! but they did not do £0. TI13 
prayer of my heart was that I must be saved, 
or I would be lost. I felt that I could not wait 
for a meeting. In the evening the neighbors 
gathered in until the house was full, that they 
might see my brother die. He was so low that 
lie could not speak above a whisper, but he 
was praying in my heart, when suddenly he 
opened his eyes and leaped from his bed prais- 
ing God, and went leaping and shouting 
through the house, preaching and telling sin- 
ners to get saved or hell would be their doom. 
When he came to me he threw his arms around 
my neck and said, "Sarah, you must repent 
or be lost." I fell upon my knees and called 
unto the Lord for mercy, asking him to save 








FRANKLIN RCSENBERRY, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 



\VM. II. JULLER, JERRY CITY, OHIO, 



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EXPERIENCE OP MOTHER SARA.H SMITH. 



me from my sins. When the awful burden of 
sins was taken from my heart and God spoke 
peace to my soul, I sprang to niy feet, seeming 
as light as a feather. Oh, how God did fill my 
soul with joy and glory and such sweet peace 
that I walked the floor praising God! One 
man said he just happened to look at the clock 
when I fell upon my knees. He said it was 
fifteen minutes till nine, and while the clock 
was striking nine I sprang to my feet a new 
woman. Ob, halleluiah! 

I feel that same sweet burning spirit in my 
soul just now, and can not refrain from prais- 
ing God for his wonderful love and mercy and 
his goodness that he has shown to me all my 
lifetime. The man who watched the clock said 
lie asked a neighbor going home that night 
what he thought about such work. He re- 
plied, "I think and think and I do not know 
what to think." And the man that watched 
the clock said he would watch the fifteen-min- 



ute religion, and if it would hold out he would 
be convinced that there must be something in 
it. He used to say in his testimony that he 
had been watching that fifteen-minute religion 
for years, and it was growing brighter all the 
time. Praise God! I received such an ex- 
perience in my justification that the devil 
never undertook to make me doubt for a single 
moment. I received the witness that I was 
God's child, although the devil tried in many 
ways to discourage me by persecution and 
turning friends against me, by saying all man- 
ner of evil against me falsely for Christ's sake. 
He was just foolish enough to fail to know 
that he was driving me nearer to God by turn- 
ing some of my nearest friends against me. 
When the Lord saved me from my sins, he did 
so much for me that I would have laid down 
my life for Christ's sake before I would go 
back into sin again. 

My name was soon cast out of the Lutheran 





JULIA MYERS, ST. JAMES, MO. 



LEfrA L. SHOFFNER, CARTHAGE, MO. 



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sect when I prayed and lived a Christian life, 
for they would not have any one but the 
preacher in their sect that prayed. He did the 
praying and the members had to do the pay- 
ing. Then the Evangelical sect preacher took 
my name without my knowing it. We were 
taught by these blind preachers that we must 
have a home in some church, as they thought. 
We did not know that we were already in 
the one church where Christ is the door, as 
we read in St. John 10 :?, 10 : "I am the door : 
by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, 
and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The 
thief coireth not, but for to steal, and to kill." 
1 Cor. 1:18 says, "But now hath God set the 
members every one of them in the body, as it 
hath pleased him." Oh, the awful blindness 
and deception that is in sectarianism! Well, 
they took me in to give me a home, as they 
thought, but a poor home it was. If I had not 



takeu the Bible I would have died spiritually. 

Soon after being saved from my sins I 
found ano'ber element in my heart that gave 
me much trouble. For seventeen years I did 
not hear a s3imon on sanctification — did not 
know that I had carnality in my heart; but I 
found a spirit that was warring against the 
Spirit of God that was bearing witness to my 
spirit that I was his child, and when I would 
do good, evil was present. I was naturally 
timid and very bashful, and that was not tak- 
en out of my heart when God saved me from 
my sins, yet the Lord put such a determina- 
tion in me to go through all the opposition and 
all the persecutions the devil could bring 
against me. Never for a single moment did 1 
have a desire to go back into sin, but was al 
ways wanting something that I had not receiv- 
ed when T was saved from my sins. 

For seventeen years did I hunger and thirst 





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to be filled. Matt. 5 :6 says, "Blessed are they 
which do hunger and thirst after righteous- 
ness : for they shall be filled. ' ' As time passed, 
my persecutions at home became greater, so 
that I was forbidden to go to prayer meeting 
or to pray in secret. I was locked out of the 
house for going to meeting. About that time 
I was asked if I was ready to promise that I 
would never go to meeting again, but the Lord 
did help me wonderfully. I said I would 
promise, but he would have to promise that he 
would stand for me in the day of judgment 
and answer for me if I was lost. In these trials 
and threatenings I never gave up praying in 
secret. Praise God, I could always find a 
secret place to pray. 

I can truthfully say that sectism was no help 
to me in the way of salvation ; for when I need- 
ed help I had to go to God in secret prayer and 
he would always fulfill his precious promise. 



He has promised that he will never leave nor 
forsake those that put their trust in him. Sect 
preachers could not tell me what my soul was 
longing for. Paul says in Eom. 10:14,15, 
' ' How shall they hear without a preacher? and 
how diall they preach except they be sent?" 
If God did call a man to preach the gospel, 
they thought he would have to join some sect 
and conference and then he would be sent by 
man before God sent him ; and if God did fill 
a man with the power and the Holy Ghost, sect 
preachers would work him over. 

A great many years ago I knew a young man 
who was happily converted and felt a call of 
God to preach. He had only a common educa- 
tion, therefore he felt his entire dependence 
and help must come from God. He went to 
God in secret prayer till he was sanctified and 
filled with the Holy Ghost, and he preached 
one year, having wonderful power with God 



Mi 





FRED HUSTED. 



J. A. SMITH. 



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and with man. The M. E. Conference stopped 
him from preaching and he was sent to college 
to get an education. When he came from col- 
lege lie was void of salvation and has been a 
formal M. E. preacher for many years. To 
find a home in a sect is just like moving out 
of a beautiful mansion into a little old log 
house where you can not keep from freezing or 
starving. An M. E. minister once said to me 
that if I would join their church he would give 
me a circuit and license to preach ; but I said 
no, I was free to go where God would send me. 
They never got the sect yoke upon me, but 
what I would break out and go to work in 
every meeting. Where God was working and 
souls were being saved, there was my work. 
Praise God they never got a sect or party spir- 
it in me. God kept me free. 

Sectarianism was always a mystery to me. 
I could not see why the people of God should 



be so divided. I saw in Eph. 4:4-6 where he 
says, "There is one body, and one spirit, even 
as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and 
Father of all, who is above all, and through 
all, and in you all." I never could see three 
modes of water baptism. My parents had a 
little water sprinkled on me by a Luthern 
preacher when I was a little babe ; but when 
God saved me from my sins and I would read 
the Bible T roon found from the light of the 
gospel that was not the way John baptized. 
I met with opposition when I wanted to be 
immersed. I saw feet-washing was a com- 
mand, ?o T asked one of the preachers why they 
did not obey that command of feet-washing. 
He just made light of it by saying, "If your 
feet are dirty, wash them. ' ' Oh the blindness 
and darkness there is in the sects ! Truly the 
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when he said there shall not be a coal to warm 
at, nor fire to sit before it. There never was 
a sect preacher that could preach the whole 
Bible, and there never will be. 

I said in a revival meeting that I never ex- 
pected to see an M. E. nor a U. B. nor an Evan- 
gelical in heaven. All these names will be left 
outside of heaven, so you see how mysterious- 
ly God was leading me by walking in the light 
as he would let it shine on my pathway. I 
also asked one of our preachers where they 
had Bible for sprinkling water upon little chil- 
dren and calling it baptism. He said that in- 
fant baptism was instituted in place of circum- 
cision. I told him that Christ was our exam- 
ple and he fulfilled all the law. The circum- 
cision now is the circumcision of the heart. 
You see I never received help in the sect. 
Praise God forever, my salvation came alone 
from the Lord, and I give him all the praise 



and glory, for of myself I am nothing. Some 
may think this is boasting of myself. No, no ; 
I am just showing what the Lord will do for us 
if we take the whole word. Praise his holy 
name forever and forever ! 

In these seventeen years I was hungering 
and thirsting for the fulness there is in Christ, 
but did not know how to obtain it. I would read 
the word of God, but my spiritual eyes were 
not opened to see and understand. I never 
heard a sermon on sanctification as a second 
work of grace until I enjoyed the spirit of per- 
fect love. I read the word of God in 1 John 
4:18, "There is no fear in love; but perfect 
love casteth out fear." I was very timid and 
fearful. I sought for perfect love for several 
years, and had an altar of prayer in the woods 
where I would seek for perfect love ; and the 
more I was determined to have it the worse 
I felt. But I was living up to all the light I 




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had and also had the witness of the Spirit that 
I was living a Christian. 

The devil became alarmed. He knew that 
perfect love would destroy his work. For this 
purpose the Son of God was manifested, that 
he might destroy the works of the devil. In 
August, 1859, as I was one day going to my 
place of prayer, the devil sm'd, "You must 
quit seeking for perfect love or you will lose 
what you have." I stopped to see where it 
came from ; so I said, How can this be, while 
I am all the time seeking for more'? Then he 
commenced reasoning like this; "You will 
never be free from the fear of man. ' ' He also 
said, "You have never seen that person who 
has perfect love." That was very true. In 
the seventeen years I had not seen one that 
had the experience of perfect love, or sanc- 
tification, but I said the Bible says so and I 
must have it. Praise God, by seeking and 



persevering in faith and prayer I received it. 
Oh, halleluiah for the victory I received ! 

Before receiving it I had reached such a 
state or condition that I thought I could not 
live. By not having any teaching on sanc- 
tifieation the Lord was leading me in his own 
way. It was in August of the same year that 
one day as I was going to my place of prayer 
I never felt so solemn. Had I followed all my 
friends to the grave, I could not have felt any 
more solemn. It seemed as if the sun were 
shining dim, and the trees were sad, and the 
grass under me was mourning. As I was 
walking through the woods to my place of 
prayer, I said, Lord, I am going to the woods 
for the last time, I must feel better or I will 
stay until I die. I did not know what death it 
would be. And when I came to my place of 
prayer I sat down and looked up through the 
tree tops and said, Oh Lord, what more can I 




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do than I have already done ? Then the Lord 
consecrated me by His Spirit, by asking me 
to give up all for Christ, that is, my life, 
friends and children. I could say yes to every 
thing until God said, "Are you williug to 
work for me?" Then the devil saw his last 
chance and said, "If you promise to work for 
God you will have to leave home, and your 
husband will not let you go. ' ' It was then the 
death struggle commenced. There I was, 
as it were, between heaven and hell, or life and 
death. Oh, halleluiah! when the death strug- 
gle was over and the body of sin was crucified 
and destroyed, then followed the glorious res- 
urrection and I was filled with power and the 
Holy Ghost and such boldness. All that man 
fearing spirit was taken away and my heart 
was overflowing with perfect love that was 
so unspeakable and full of glory, that I could 
never tell it. Oh, halleluiah, for what God 



has doue for poor unworthy me! Oh, praise 
God, praise God! I feel that same burning 
love in my inmost soul. As I am writing, tears 
of joy are flowing. Oh, I must praise God! 

Well, the devil was so completely defeated 
that he never undertook to make me doubt my 
salvation for a moment. I enjoyed this won- 
derful experience four years before I heard 
a sermon on sanctification. Everybody that 
knew me before I received this great blessing 
knew how fearful I would be, and then when 
I came out with such boldness, everybody, 
preachers and all, that knew me before were 
astonished and wondered how I came into 
such a blessed experience. I could not tell 
them any more than I was seeking for perfect 
love, and that has made me free from the fear 
of all men and devils. Praise God! When 
I would give my testimony at camp-meetings, 
people would come to me and desire a private 





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talk with me. One man said to me, "When 
we hear you talk we just feel as if we never 
had any religion ' ' ; and another man said 
to me, "Your testimony is like lightning and 
thunder." He said it would strike in every 
corner. Well, I said it was not I, it was God 
speaking through me. 

In August, four years after I received the 
experience of perfect love, I came to a camp- 
meeting and there was one preacher who was 
sanctified. lie was the first I met who had 
the same experience I had. He preached c 
sermon on sanctification as a second work of 
grace, and oh, the light I received in that 
sermon ! In the four years of my experience 
in perfect love I never could tell it as a second 
work of grace. I did not know it was a second 
work of grace till I received light on it, and 
I did not have much opposition. But when 
I testified of it as a second work of grace 



then the devil was stirred in many people. 
But a good many received the experience of 
sanctification, and many professed it when 
they did not have it. God was leading me in 
a wonderful and nrysterious way and I walked 
in the light as he would let it shine in my soul 
through the Holy Word. When he saved me 
he saved me from hahits, such as conforming 
to the world, tea and coffee, idle words, for 
which I give him all the praise and glory. 

Denominationalism always was a mystery 
to me as I have before said. When I was 
saved from my sins I was born into the 
church, which is Christ, the head of the body, 
and the door. God took me in and I was 
satisfied. But the sect preachers were not so. 
One of the Evangelical preachers took my 
name on his class book without my knowing 
it. Our spiritual eyes were not opened. We 
could not see the one church on account of 



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sects, and the preachers would say we must 
have a home in some church, and then the 
converts would be persuaded to join here, and 
some there. And soon the unity of the Spirit 
was broken, and some preachers were jeal- 
ous insomuch that they would not have 
their members work in any church but theirs. 
That was a mystery to me. I never felt like 
that. I never could see why there should be 
such a difference between Christians. One 
of the preachers from the same denomination 
that had stolen my name, said to me when I 
was helping in an M. E. meeting, "Sister 
Smith, you must not be so liberal as to help 
the M. E.'s and U. B.'s, you must work at 
home. ' ' 

I can say that 1 never had any prejudice or 
party spirit; God was leading me. He won- 
derfully used me in revival meetings. The 
M. E. and IT. B., and Evangelical preachers 



preached so near alike that it did not make 
any difference where I labored. God showed 
me little by little that the sects were not the 
church. Finally the holiness people joined 
themselves together in a holiness association, 
and would take members in from the different 
denominations. I thought that would bring 
God's holy people together in one body, so I 
joined that; but it was not long till God 
showed me that it was not according to his 
word to have our names in a sect. My Bible 
said, "Be not unequally yoked together with 
unbelievers." 2 Cor. 6:14. Well, there we 
were yoked up with those who did not believe 
in holiness. Then God began to show me the 
ungodliness of these secret-society preachers. 
The M. E. sect opened their door wide enough 
to let in the Free Masons and Odd Fellows by 
the wholesale. It was not long until the 
Evangelicals opened their door. I heard one 





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of their preachers say that if we do not take 
them in they will all join the M. E.'s and we 
will lose members. Well, the U. B.'s stood 
out against this ungodly evil the longest of 
these three sects, but they came to the same 
conclusion as the others and opened their 
door, and then it was not long until about 
nine out of ten of their preachers belonged to 
the secret society ; and they have been sending 
more souls to hell than have ever been saved 
by their preaching. If ever Bishop Foster 
spoke the truth he did so when he said, that 
it would only be told in the day of judgment, 
of the millions of souls that the M. E. church 
had sent to hell. Oh, what an awful con- 
fession, and still stay in that God-forsaken 
sect ! 

One time after having testified that all the 
shore lines were cut and I was out in the ocean 
of God's love, where the water was pure and 



the atmosphere was clear, and that I had no 
fear of death, one man arose and said he 
would like to see a man step up with a loaded 
gun to see if she would not shrink. I told 
him to try me; I said my consecration went 
to the burning stake or chopping block. When 
God sanctified me he took all the shrink and 
all the fear of death and hell, men and devils 
out of me. I received the boldness of a lion 
and the meekness of a lamb. Praise God 
forever for a Bible experience whereby we 
can stand against all the gainsayers and all 
the powers of darkness ! Oh, halleluiah ! 

Well, the devil always made a failure in 
my case. One time I had a fever sore on my 
leg, and for fifteen weeks could not walk. 
One Sunday as I was lying upon my bed aU 
alone in meditation over my condition, the 
devil began reasoning with me like this, ' ' You 
had better give up praying, for you have 





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lost the use of your leg, and can never walk 
again." This seemed very reasonable, and 
I commenced weeping and said, Lord, help 
me in my condition. The Lord seemed to 
say, "Be of good cheer ; it shall be well with 
you. ' ' Oh, praise God, the devil was defeated 
again and I proved him to be the father of lies. 
Oh, halleluiah ! 

After joining this holiness association they 
were banded together in bands. There were 
about thirty-five members at Jerry City who 
professed sanctification, and I was put in as 
leader. I would search the Scriptures and ask 
God for help. When I would read where 
Christ said, ' ' I am the door, by me if any man 
enter in he shall be saved, ' ' and ' ' God added 
to the church such as were being saved," I 
began to see the clear light on denomination- 
alism; but the mist of Babylon was not all 
cleared away, I could not see clearly, but God 



was leading mysteriously. One brother had 
one of Bro. Warner's first papers sent to me 
with the first article on The One Church, and 
he asked me after I had read it what I thought 
of it. I said I would not dare to say a word 
against it, for that was just what I was look- 
ing for. I made this more emphatic; I said 
I was at home among God's people, I did not 
care what they called themselves. I did not 
expect to meet a United Brethren or a Method- 
ist or an Evangelical in heaven. I said all 
these names would be outside of heaven. So 
you see how God was leading me little by 
little, and step by step. Oh, the blessed even- 
ing light ! 

God was showing me the evils of sectarian- 
ism, and more by reading his word. I read in 
Isa. 55:2, "Wherefore do ye spend money 
for that which is not bread, and your labor 
for that which satisfieth not?" God by his 





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Spirit and his word showed me that I could 
not pay his money to support these ungodly 
Free Mason and Odd Fellow preachers. I 
would read in 2 Cor. 6:17, 18, "Wherefore, 
come out from among them, and be ye separ- 
ate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean 
thing; and I will receive you, and will be a 
father unto you ; and ye shall be my sons and 
daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." Also, 
"Be not unequally yoked together with un- 
believers." Here I was yoked up with saints 
and sinners. My name in a sect, in a holiness 
association, and on the class book in the holi- 
ness band with the rules how I should conduct 
these meetings. Praise God, I had no use for 
that ; so that book went into the flames and we 
let God lead, and truly he was with us in won- 
derful power ; and by his Holy Spirit and his 
blessed word he finally brought us out of the 



sects and out of the holiness association and 
out of the band. Oh, halleluiah ! 

We had our meeting four times a week and 
God was leading us. I saw a light and I would 
tell the people that there was a light coming ; 
what it was I could not tell, but I knew it was 
of God and if we would reject it we would go 
into darkness. I saw in Ezek. 34 where the 
shepherds would feed themselves and would 
uot feed the flock, and in Jer. 51 :6, "Flee out 
of the midst of Babylon. ' ' I was always ready 
to accept what was Bible. In January, 1882, 
in Bro. Miller's house, near Jerry City, 0., 
we had a meeting never to be forgotten, which 
lasted until three o'clock in the morning. 
Truly God was in our midst in wonderful 
power. Rev. 19, Jer. 51, and Ezek. 34 were 
read in that meeting, which brought me to a 
place where I was like Moses when he came 




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to the Red Sea. That morning before I closed 
the meeting, I said I could lead them no fur- 
ther ; but the Lord said, Stand still and see the 
salvation of the Lord. Praise God! We did 
not have to wait long. 

In two weeks after that wonderful meeting 
the Lord sent Bro. Warner to Jerry City to 
teach us and show us what the 18th chapter 
of Revelation was, which he did by the Spirit 
and by the word of God. He proved what 
Babylon was, and how God's people had been 
kept until the time came when he called his 
people out of Babylon. He proved what he 
said by the Word. Some of our people said, 
"Beware of that man Warner, for he is a 
dangerous man," and that "he is a come- 
outer," etc. But I told them that he preached 
the Bible. Bro. Kilpatrick was also sent of 
the Lord to aid in backing up the truth. He 
showed the one body, the church, and proved 



by the Word how wrong it was to be yoked 
up with these creeds. There I was yet yoked 
up with a sect and in the holiness association. 
The meeting commenced on Monday night, 
and on Thursday night as I stepped inside of 
the meeting house the Spirit of God said, 
Will you do it? I said, What, Lord? Audit 
it was repeated, and I said again, WTiat, Lord? 
After I sat down the same was repeated again. 
I said, Yes, Lord, anything thou wilt have me 
do, not knowing what the Lord had for me. 
Just as soon as the sermon was finished the 
Lord had me on my feet and in front of the 
pulpit, and I raised both hands and said, ' ' It 
has come, it has come, will we walk in the 
light?" I said, "As many as are willing to 
declare their freedom in Christ Jesus make it 
manifest by rising to your feet." Twenty 
arose. Praise God forever and ever, for that 
meeting will not be forgotten in this world 





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or the world to come. Souls were sealed in 
that meeting. And the words of the prophet 
Joel 2:6 were fulfilled where he said, "All 
faces shall gather blackness." Truly many 
faces turned black in that meeting. One wo- 
man, who was there, said not long ago that 
Mother Smith would have to give an account 
in the day of judgment for breaking up that 
holiness band. Well, if that band had been 
founded on the rock where Christ said the 
gates of hell should not prevail against it, it 
would not have been broken up. 

After I had declared my freedom from ail 
the bands and straps of Babylon, the Lord 
began to show me that I must break up house- 
keeping and go into the gospel work. I had 
quite a struggle before I could give up to go. 
The Lord had to warn me in visions and 
dreams, and the call came so strong that I 
could not rest day or night until I would con- 



sent to go. God showed me in broad daylight 
in a vision, a fanning mill. While I was in 
secret prayer I saw this with my spiritual 
eyes and God by his Spirit said, You must 
be one of the fanners where Jeremiah speaks 
of in Jer. 51:1, 2, "I will raise up against 
Babylon, and against them that dwell in the 
midst of them that rise up against me, .< 
destroying wind; and will send unto Babylon 
fanners that shall fan her," and in Isa. 41: 
15, 16, "I will make thee a new sharp thresh- 
ing instrument, having teeth." Well, that 
sight that I saw and what God showed me 
made an impression upon my mind that will 
never be forgotten. When the wheat was 
fanned and examined there was but a small 
portion of pure wheat, but oh ! when the other 
end of the mill was examined there was an im- 
mense heap of wheat with the chaff and straw, 
but it was too light for the gospel. It went 





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out with the straw and chaff, and there could 
not a sound grain be found in all that large 
heap of wheat. Some was black, was mil- 
dewed, some was shrivelled, some cut in 
pieces. Oh, what an awful picture of Baby- 
lon ! She is thrashed and fanned until she 
has no more wheat in her, especially where 
the fanners have gone through her. 

The next vision was a large building with 
steps on the outside of it in front of a door. 
The building and the ground were white and 
I was robed in white, with a glass goblet in 
my hand, and in that was two colors of liquid, 
the one was the color of blood and the other of 
fire, and I was to go up these steps. I started 
and when I was half way up, the steps slipped 
to one side of the door, but when I stepped on 
the top step the whole stairway came loose 
from the building and it started to fall back. 
I gave an awful scream, then some men placed 



the steps to the front of the door. God then 
showed me if I did not obey the call I would 
lose my salvation. The battle then commenced. 
There was another meeting at Bro. Miller's 
house, which will always be remembered. I 
laid on the floor on my face under an awful 
burden, weeping and talking with the Lord. 
I said I was too old, as my age was sixty-one, 
and I have no education, but the Lord told 
me what to do. I said who will take care of 
my husband? He said the children and he 
would care for him. Well, there I was be- 
tween life and death, and light and darkness. 
The Lord had already opened the way to bring 
my oldest son and family to live with us. 
After I had the victory, I said, Lord, thy will 
be done and no longer mine. Praise God for- 
evermore for an obedient heart! That even- 
ing I went home and told my folks what T 
would do, and in ten days I was on my way, 





J. I.. PIKE, ALLEGAN, MICH. 



"W. A. HAND, WOLFF, ALA. 



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cut loose from house and home, not knowing 
whether I would ever see my home again. 
When my husband took me to the station he 
asked when I would come hack; I said I did 
not know, I was going like Abraham when 
he sacrificed Isaac. 

After God showed me the vision of that 
building and those steps getting loose and 
falling back it gave me trouble. I seemed 10 
see something in it, and I told a sister, who 
tried to console and tell me that she did not 
see anything bad about it. But I said it 
meant something. This was before I had the 
victory of consenting to break up housekeep- 
ing. I had told my husband that I felt more 
and move that the Lord had a work for me 
to do different from what I had been doing. 
It bore on my mind so much that my folks 
took notice, and they wanted me to go on a 
visit, thinking that it would wear off; but 
there was no wearing off. God had laid his 



hand on me. My husband saw that I was in 
trouble, so he said to me that we would have 
to make a sale and sell everything so you can 
go. I said I could never do that, not thinking 
that I would have to do like Jonah when he 
tried to get away from God by hiding in a 
ship. I can not tell how wonderfully God has 
been leading me all along life's journey. And 
how I could see the hand of God in opening the 
way. After I had, as I said, lain on my face 
in Bro. Miller's house, weeping and talking 
with the ~Lord, he showed me what to do. So 
when I came home I was afraid to speak to 
my husband about it for fear he would say 
aught against it, although I had told the Lord 
he would have to open the way so no man 
could gainsay. It can not be told how mysteri- 
ously he did open the way. He showed me 
very clearly to make sale and sell everything 
but the place and let my son farm it. 

Now I am just speaking of this to show 





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A. D. KHAN, CALCUTTA, INDIA. 
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how wonderfully God will lead if we are 
given up to do his will. So in the evening- 
after my son and his wife had gone to their 
room I went in and unburdened my heart by 
saying, "Dan, I am done cooking for farm- 
ing," and then I could say no more for weep- 
ing for a few minutes, so my son said, ' ' Well, 
mother, if you have any other work to do be- 
sides cooking the sooner you get at it the better 
it will be.-"' Then I told him what the Lord 
showed me and what to do. He was willing; 
so I said nothing to husband until at the 
breakfast table. I said to him, "I am done 
cooking for farming." He ate his breakfast 
and walked out, and came in and asked, ' ' How 
soon will you have to leave!" I said in ten 
days or two weeks. So he said, "I will get 
you some money." Oh, praise God for his 
wonderful works! Well, in ten days every- 
thing was arranged and put in order, and I 



bid adieu to house and home and went on 
my way for God and the salvation of souls. 
God had not yet made it clear to me what 
line of work he would have me to do. I was 
to go to Beaverdam, Ind., to an assembly of 
the saints, and from there the Lord would 
send me forth in the name of Jesus. I went 
trusting my all in him. 

The Lord made choice of Bro. D. S. Warner 
to preach against sectism in this reformation, 
and the people and sect preachers soon bitter- 
ly turned against this way insomuch that but 
few would attend his meetings. The Lord 
moved upon a company of singers to sing the 
beautiful songs and then the people would 
come to hear the singing. 

In 1884 the Lord sent forth the first evange- 
listic company in this reformation. He chose 
me as a mother in Israel in the company. I 
was old enough to be the mother of the oldest 




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one in the company; there were five of us in 
all; viz., D. S. Warner, Barney E. Warren, 
Frankie Miller, Nannie Kigar, and myself. 
This company traveled together a little over 
four years with perfect harmony. We were 
all of one heart and one mind and saw eye to 
eye. They were dearer to me than my own 
relatives. Even to this day there is an attach- 
ment that can never be broken. Oh, the many 
precious seasons we enjoyed together in the 
Lord were unspeakable and full of glory. 
Praise God for his wonderful love ! 

We met with much opposition. The devil 
did everything possible to overthrow the work- 
as he did in the days of Nehemiah. "When 
Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he 
was wroth, and took great indignation, and 
mocked the Jews. And he spake before his: 
brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, 
What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify 



themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make 
an end in a day? will they revive the stones 
out of the heaps of the rubbish which are 
burned? Now, Tobiah the Ammonite was by 
him, and he said, Even that which they build, 
if a fox go up, he shall even break down their 
stonewall." Neh. 4:1-3. 

Praise God, the work has been going on for 
twenty-two years and a fox has not broken 
the wall yet. The Lord has fought every 
battle. We traveled over and visited differ- 
ent parts of ten states and Canada, and held 
many meetings. In every place we preached 
the whole truth, justification, Rom. 5:1, 2; 
sanctification, Jno, 17 :19 ; Jno. 14 :15-17 ; Rom. 
12:2; IThess. 4 :3, ' ' For this is the will of God 
even your sanctification." We preached it 
because it was the will of God. We also 
taught the one church and the divine healing 
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saved and brought into this blessed light. 
During our travels we saw some wonderful 
cases of healing of the sick by the power of 
God; devils cast out; blind eyes opened, and 
rain sent and withheld in answer to prayer. 
God protected through mobs and storms and 
gave us complete victory over wicked men 
and devils, and in answer to prayer he sup- 
plied all our needs. We never in all our tra- 
vels took up a collection. Through our labors 
God established his church in many localities 
in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, 
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Canada. 
Bro. Warner was marvelously helped by the 
power of God in preaching the gospel. He 
was very frail in body, but being filled with 
the power of God the Lord always stood by 
him in delivering the Word. He would of tea 
preach from two to three hours at a time 
while the people listened with great interest. 



He preached from two to four times during 
the day and night, working at the altar with 
those who were seeking help, and also gave 
much instruction outside of meetings, prayed 
for the sick, wrote for publication, etc. He 
was a holy man and his life was without spot 
and blame. I am a living witness to-day for 
Christ. In 1881 the Lord delivered me from 
the appetite of drinking tea and coffee, and I 
have not taken a drop of medicine since 1878, 
The Lord has saved me, and healed me at 
different times, and now he keeps this body 
well and free from pain. To him be all the 
praise and glory. 

It would no doubt be of interest for me to 
tell of the manifestation of the power of God 
in healing the sick. At one time when I was 
preparing to travel on the train to see a 
granddaughter who was lying at the point 
of death, I fell and received a severe injury, 




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almost breaking my back. My son who was 
near by helped me into the house and placed 
me in a chair where I was almost as helpless 
as a child. I called mightily npon the Lord 
for help. Finally my son took me to the 
station, but I was in great pain. He and the 
conductor helped me on the train, and I was 
taken to the home of my son-in-law where the 
sick one was lying at the point of death. Oh, 
what pain T suffered for three days ! I could 
neither get up, lie down nor walk without help. 
People would come and go to see her die, and 
would find me in such a helpless condition 
they would urge me to do something. I told 
them I was waiting on the Lord. On the 
third day between five and six o'clock they 
helped me to a chair, and I was telling of 
God's wonderful power of healing the sick, 
and God touched my body with a cooling 
sensation. It seemed to pass through my 



back and took away all the pain and the burn- 
ing fever. I sprang out of the chair walking 
and praising God. Oh, halleluiah! 

My mind now wanders back many years 
ago to a time when God wonderfully ans- 
wered prayer. It was when my name was still 
in Babylon. It is a striking testimony of a 
dying woman. I must first tell you how she 
rejected the Spirit of God. This was when 
God was saving souls, and the people were 
living up to all the light they had in sects. 
The M. E. denomination had a revival meet- 
ing in February, about the year 1869, and I 
felt that this woman must give her heart to 
God. Knowing that she was convicted of her 
sins, I would invite her to come to Christ, 
and she refused throughout that meeting. In 
March the Evangelicals commenced services 
in the same neighborhood, and she came to the 
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conviction, bnt would not yield. I felt that 
she must come to Jesus, so I would invite her 
to come to Christ night after night, until the* 
last night of the meeting. I went to her 
again and said, "What will you do? this 
meeting will close to-night and your soul is not 
saved; God only knows this may he the last 
invitation you may ever have, for God says 
his Spirit shall not always strive with man.' 1 
She refused to give her heart to God, claiming 
her husband was in the way. With her head 
upon my shoulder she wept until my garments 
were wet with tears, and she refused for the 
last time. 

Now comes her awful testimony while on 
her death bed. It is enough to chill the blood 
in the veins of every one. my God! what 
a place of torment hell must be! sinners, 
let me warn you in the name of Jesus, never 
reject the Spirit of God when it is knocking 



at the door of your heart. This poor woma? 
took sick in August, just about five months 
after she refused to give her heart to God. 
Her sickness lasted only a few days. I went 
to see her on Thursday, she was lively, not 
thinking of any seriousness in her case at 
that time. Ah, the dreadful time came. On 
Saturday evening a neighbor came to my 
house and said, you must go to see this sick 
woman; and while I was getting ready to 
go he said she was fighting devils. Oh, the 
horror that I met when I reached her bedside ! 
She grasped my arm and screamed in horror, 
"0 Mrs. Smith, do hold me, the devils are 
dragging me down to hell. ' ' She was in such 
agony and torment that she left the prints of 
her fingers on my arm where she held me. I 
told her to look to Jesus, for he was merciful, 
and also gave her words from the scriptures 
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she said, that was not for her. Then I asked 
her if I should pray for her. She said, "you 
may pray, but it will do no good." I knelt 
by her bedside, and my prayer did not seem 
to go above my lips ; truly the heavens seemed 
like brass. Then she said to me, "Oh, if 1 
had only given my heart to God when you 
wanted me to do so, but now it is too late. 
That last night of the meeting the Spirit of 
God left me, and it never came back, and now 
T must die, and hell is my doom." Oh, the 
awful, horrible agony which she was passing 
through is undescribable ! The screams and 
shrieks that came from her lips were almost 
unendurable. Fighting the devils, she would 
say, "don't you smell the brimstone! don't 
you see the flames of hell?" Thus she con- 
tinued all night. In the morning she lay quiet 
for a time. We thought she was dead, but 
she opened her eyes with an awful shriek, 



and called for her husband. I said, ' ' Do you 
want to see him?" She said, yes. So I 
brought him to her bedside. She looked at 
him and said, "I am lost, and you are to 
blame;" and in that awful condition she 
went into an endless eternity. sinner, just 
think what an awful place hell must be in 
its reality, if only a foretaste is so terrible. 
Millions of poor souls are taking the same 
course until it is forever too late. 

I once asked a woman to come back to God. 
She was then, and is to-day in a backslidden 
state. She said she could not keep saved, 
but remarked, "I know the way, and I can 
get saved just before I die." Many expect 
to receive a penny in the eleventh hour. Matt. 
20 : 6, 7. Here we have a parable of a man 
who went out early in the morning to hire 
laborers in his vineyard. Why did he do so^ 
Because he wanted them to put in a whole 



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day's work. He invited some at the eleventh 
hour because they had not been hired before. 
Now God invites sinners to come unto him 
at all hours, and if they heed and obey they 
receive a penny; but there is a time coming 
when God's Spirit will not strive with man. 
Those who will receive a penny at the eleventh 
hour are only such as have never been invited, 
and who will yet make use of their privilege. 
They said, "No man has hired us." Oh, I 
do praise God that I obeyed the first call. 

While writing these experiences I am ask- 
ing God every morning to inspire my soul 
and bring to my mind just such things as 
would be for his glory and the good of 
precious souls, for I of myself am nothing. 
What I am God has made me, so all glory 
belongs to him. 

As a warning to some I will relate a circum- 
stance which happened a number of years 



ago, and show the result of a terrible expres 
sion a doctor made while standing by the 
bedside of a dying man, The man was un- 
conscious for five days. The doctor asked me 
if I had noticed whether he showed any signs 
of realizing anything. I told him I did not; 
lie said that it was too bad that a man had 
to live and not know anything. Then he 
said he wanted to know everything when he 
came to die, but said he expected to live a 
thousand years. I reproved him for his say- 
ing, and said, "Doctor, don't you believe 
in a hereafter?" He said, "No; when I 
come to die I will stick my soul on a fence 
stake aud let God Almighty and the devil 
have a race for it." Oh! the poor man did 
not think that his thousand years would come 
to an end in one year. Just one year later, 
in the same month, while driving along the 
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over a picket fence, and left him hanging 
on the pickets. He lived three days, during 
which time he was conscious, and died cursing 
God. Truly God is not mocked. 

After I came out free and clear for God, 
sect preachers became stirred and began per- 
secuting this way. One preacher said, "What 
a pity that Sister Smith left the church; she 
has lost her usefulness." The poor man 
could not see the true church as I did. He 
has even lost that which he seemed to have. 
The president of the Holiness Association 
had some light on the one church, and madr> 
an expression something like this: he said 
he expected to see the day when God's holy 
people would all be gathered out of Babylon, 
and would all see eye to eye. But when the 
light came in its fulness it was with him as 
with some spoken of by the prophet Joel. His 
face gathered blackness, and his heart was 



full of bitterness against the light. He said 
it was all of the devil, and he would stick 
to the old carcass, and if they kicked him 
out he would join again, having reference 
to the United Brethren sect, of which he was 
a member. He lost his salvation and also 
his mind became deranged, and he had to be 
sent to the asylum. Oh what an awful thing 
for a man to sell his birthright for a sect! 
"And for this cause, God shall send them 
strong delusion that they should believe a 
lie."2Thess. 2:11. 

It is a sad truth to-day that about ninety- 
nine out of every hundred sect preachers are 
not preaching the whole truth, even to the 
light which they have had. Why is it! It 
is because they have rejected the true light. 
Now this brings to my mind a vision which 
God showed me about the year 1869. One 
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I seemed to be carried off to a beautiful city. 
I was permitted to see the beautiful robes of 
righteousness that were prepared for some 
people that had a good experience in justifica- 
tion. But I was taught that the time was com- 
ing when greater light would come and they 
would reject it. They had laid me on a bench, 
and when I came to realize my situation the 
meeting was dismissed and the people had 
gathered around me. I arose with tears 
streaming down my face, and oh, how I ad- 
monished them, until nearly every one was 
shedding tears. I have seen that come true 
the second time. Next year God sent a man 
to the same place to preach sanctification as 
a second work of grace. Some began fighting 
holiness as a second work of grace,and they 
lost what they had, and when this truth was 
preached at Jerry City, this came true when 
many faces "gathered blackness." I was 



asked how I would let my light shine if I 
never went back into sectism. I said I would 
let it shine by staying away. I remember of 
healing a Methodist preacher praying for 
God to scatter this work, having reference 
to this reformation, and that it might be 
scattered to the four winds of the earth. [ 
said that was the best prayer he ever offered. 
And truly since then it has spread throughonr 
the earth, but probably not in the way in 
which lie meant it should scatter. 

In the year 1876 I was helping in an M. E. 
meeting in Kansas, Seneca Co., Ohio. We 
were annoyed more or less every night by 
a saloon which was close to the church. One 
evening I asked the Lord in public prayer to 
lay the whole thing in ashes. I just asked 
and believed, and that very same night the 
entiie building was burned to ashes in answer 
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in Jerry City, Wood Co., Ohio, I was again 
engaged in meeting, and there was trouble 
again with a saloon keeper. He was to close 
his saloon at six o'clock in the evening, but 
he was determined not to obey. He said he 
would break up the meeting, which he did in 
less than two weeks by inviting from fifteen 
to twenty -five young men into his saloon and 
giving them strong drink until they were 
devilish enough to do anything. They would 
get on their knees and have a mock prayer 
meeting, and also a mock testimony, and then 
he would bring his gang into the church every 
night filled with the spirits of devils ; and that 
influence would kill the spirit of the meeting, 
just like water would kill a fire. On Friday 
evening of the second week of the meeting, 
the preacher asked me what he should do about 
the meeting. He said just as long as that 
saloon keeper comes with his gang we can do 
nothing. My reply was, Let the Lord lead. 



He closed the meeting, and just before we 
knelt down to pray, here came the saloon 
keeper with his gang rushing into the house. 
The preacher called upon me to pray. Well, 
I had been praying for God to save him it. 
he could be saved, so I just named him out 
in my prayer and said, "Lord, here is a 
saloon keeper who is not satisfied to go to 
hell alone ; he is bound to take all these young 
men to hell with him. Lord, if he can be 
saved, save him now; and if he will not br 
saved, remove him in thine own time and 
way." This was on Friday, and on Monday, 
about four o'clock in the afternoon, he died 
in a delirium fit. This caused great excite- 
meut, especially among those young men. 
Four weeks later we had another meeting 
in the same church, and sinners would come 
to the altar, until (i5 claimed justification. 
All glory is given to God! 

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may say this is boasting; it is boasting in 
the Lord only. It is glorifying God, for we 
asked him in faith. Let us see John 14: 13, 
14: "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my 
name, that will I do.". John 15: 7 says," If 
ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, 
ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done 
unto you. ' ' We could give many more scrip- 
tures to prove that God wants his children to 
even ask largely for such things as we need. 
He says in James 5: 16, "The effectual fer- 
vent prayer of a righteous man availetb 
much." So it is the prayer of faith that 
brings the answer. We have seen many 
wonderful and marvelous things done in 
answer to prayer; devils cast out and hun- 
dreds of sick people healed by the power of 
God. Rain was sent and stopped in answer 
to prayer. 

When we were coming from Denver, Colo. 



we were overtaken in a terrible storm during 
the night and our train collided with a freight 
train. The engine was wrecked and had to 
be repaired, so we were left four hours on 
the track in the storm, not knowing what 
minute we might be blown off the track, but 
our trust was in God. During the afternoon, 
just before this storm, Brother E. E. Byrum. 
who was then at the Gospel Trumpet Office 
at Grand Junction, Mich., was writing a letter 
to Brother Warner. Suddenly he became very 
much burdened insomuch that he was unable 
to write anything more or continue his work. 
Not knowing the cause of the burden he went 
to his room, and there alone began earnestly 
praying to the Lord to reveal the cause of the 
trouble. While there upon his knees the Lord 
by his Spirit made known unto him that 
Brother Warner and his company were either 
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Not knowing the nature of the trouble, Bro. 
Byrum asked the Lord to take care of him 
and overrule everything to his glory, and 
protect them from all harm and danger. The 
Lord gave him such assurance that the prayer 
was heard and answered that he went to his 
desk and finished the letter, telling Bro. War- 
ner what had happened him since the letter 
was begun. As soon as his letter arrived, 
Bro. Warner wrote him, saying, "Just after 
you were so burdened for us and our safety, 
we were traveling in the midst of a big wind- 
storm. The coaches of our train were sway- 
ing to and fro like a load of hay, and our lives 
were in peril. Our train collided with a 
freight train ahead of us, injuring the engine 
to our train, but not one of us was hurt. God 
had burdened you, while a thousand miles 
away, for our safety." 

Oh, how true are the words where God says, 



'I will let no evil come near thy dwelling; I 
will care for them that put their trust in me. ' 
Our trust was in God through storms, mobs, 
and in the midst of wicked men, devils, and 
sect preachers. Praise God forever and ever ! 
AVhen we were at St. James, Mo. the first 
time, we met some people who were influenced 
by some supernatural power, known as the 
jerks. They would hop about on one foot, 
twist their bodies into almost every conceiv- 
able shape and fall over in an unseemly man- 
ner. They also claimed to have those among 
them that possessed the apostolic gift of 
tongues and the interpretation of tongues. 
We all, with Brother Warner, took a stand 
against the spirit by which they were actuated, 
and ascribed their manifestations to the spirit 
of the devil, and forbid the devil in the name 
of the Lord to proceed any further with his 
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naught. Nearly everyone was delivered from 
that influence that had caused them to act so 
strangely. This defeat of the devil caused him 
to stir up the haser sort against us, and before 
the meeting closed a mob came upon the camp- 
ground at a late hour in the night and de- 
manded that all the saints take their departure 
immediately, which orders under circumstan 
ces had to he obeyed. The mob was under 
the influence of intoxicating liquor and led by 
a sect preacher. Never before did I hear such 
swearing. The ministers were sought for bv 
the moli, but by the aid of the brethren and 
the great hand of God over us, we all escaped 
without harm. The next day the people came 
together at the home of a brother a few miles 
away and more souls were saved after they 
left the cam]) than before. 

At G rover, Ind. we had a meeting in a 
schoolhouse and there the devil became great- 



ly stirred, because his works were exposed 
that were carried on in the sects. So a mob 
sent us a shower of eggs, but God 's great hand 
was over us that none of us were hit. Praise 
God ! When they found that none of us were 
hit, they were going to give us a shower of 
stones. They asked a young man to join with 
them. He told them that if they undertook 
such a thing he would join them with stones, 
and stated that lie would kill the first one he 
saw throw a stone. They, knowing that he 
meant what he said, did not carry out their 
intention. We praised God for protecting us 
again. The devil is a coward. 

At Rising Sun, Ohio, we were again molest- 
ed by a mob. The scripture was fulfilled 
at this place as mentioned in the seventeenth 
chapter of Acts, fifth and sixth verses. Oct. 
14, 1886, at the home of Bro. Roush, we were 
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of many more, but let this suffice. Praise 
God, this was all done against us for preach- 
ing the whole gospel ; justification, sanctifica- 
tion as a second work of grace, divine healing 
of the body, the casting out of devils, the one 
body the church, with Christ the door, and 
that God was adding to the church such as 
were being saved and living free from sin. 
Such preaching would stir the sectarian peo- 
ple. One day in one of our meetings in 
Father Wickershani 's building, after the ser- 
mon was delivered on the subject of a sinless 
life, one man arose and said, "I thank God 
I am a Methodist class-leader, and I sin more 
or less every day. ' ' In the evening before he 
went to bed he would ask God to forgive his 
sins. He said no man could live without sin. 
One of the preachers said it would be a bless- 
ing for that man to die in his sleep, for that 
was the only time he was not committing sin. 



At any other time when he could do some- 
thing he was sinning more or less ; so he must 
be of the devil. 1 Jno. 3:8. "He that com- 
mitteth sin is of the devil. ' ' We also preached 
and proved by the word of God what Babylon 
Avas, and that she was fallen, and had become 
the cage of devils. Rev. 18 :2. We proved by 
our lives that we lived what we preached by 
living spotless and entirely free from this 
Avorld. 

Praise God forever and ever! When God 
sanctified me he took all the shrink and fear 
of men and devils out of me. And when he 
called me out into the company to travel, he 
put me on the blood and fire line. Isa. 41 :15, 
16. "Thou shalt thresh the mountains, and 
beat them small, and shalt make the hills as 
chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind 
shall carry them away." Oh, may all God's 
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preaching the whole Bible, so that none will 
come up in the day of judgment with only a 
part of the Bible. If we love God above 
everything, we love to do his will and keep 
his commandments. "And I saw as it were a 
sea of glass mingled with fire ; and them that 
had gotten the victory over the beast, and 
over his image, and over his mark, and over 
the number of his name, stand on the sea of 
glass, having the harps of God." Rev. 15:2. 
The sea of glass represents the glorious ex- 
perience of a sanctified life. Praise God! 
The life of a wholly sanctified person is just 
as smooth as glass. There is not a riffle, a 
wave, a doubt, nor a fear, but the fear of God; 
no shrinking or giving away to temptation. 
Oh, praise God ! The lightnings, thunders, 
and the voice of God heard are the flashing 
testimonies of God's children, sanctified ones. 
Their voices sound in the ears of formal pro- 



fessors like thunder. We know of this from 
a blessed experience. We went to an M. E. 
meeting close where we were holding a meet- 
ing and heard them telling their death-bed, 
grave-yard, whining testimonies, which were 
so dead and disgusting that the preacher sat 
with his face covered in his hands. It seemed 
to me, as little religion as he had, he was dis- 
gusted with their testimonies, for he himself 
had no salvation. It was laughable when we 
testified to see them turn in their seats to see 
and hear where the voice came from. We 
were in the back part of the congregation, and 
it seemed to scare them when they heard the 
sound of a voice. Oh, praise God for voices 
in testimony, that are full of fire and power. 
Oh, halleluiah! The eyes that John speaks 
of represent light. When we are full of eyes 
then have we light. A house that has its 
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so is a heart that is cleansed from all sin, and 
from all unrighteousness. Such a house has no 
darkness, for God dwells in a pure heart and 
in him is no darkness. Praise God for a clear 
and glorious gospel which has driven away 
all the dark and cloudy days! Christ givei 
us the boldness of a lion and the meekness of 
a lamb. As he is so are we in this world. 

Now we have another glorious picture in 
which the flying eagle represents a true 
Christian. Flying means speed and great 
haste, and that is how God's ministers are 
flying through this world, having an everlast- 
ing gospel to preach to a dying world. The 
eagle also teaches another beautiful picture, 
whereby we may learn a glorious lesson. We 
are told that when he sees a storm coming he 
sails above the clouds where he is in the sun 
light, and it does not matter how black the 
clouds are beneath him. He is in the sunlight 



while be stays above the clouds. So can a 
wholly sanctified soul, who is dead indeed to 
sin and alive unto Christ. A soul that has 
this glorious Bible experience does, by the 
grace of God, stay above the black clouds of 
persecutions and everything that is of this 
world. We are living in the sunlight of God 
continually, and where God is there is no 
darkness. Now the eagle represents light and 
speed to travel and keep above the storms, for 
the clouds come up very quickly sometimes, 
just like temptations upon the soul. If we do 
not watch we will be overtaken. He is 
obliged to sail very fast to keep above them, 
and so must the Christian travel to keep above 
the storms and persecutions of this world. 
Speed means to run; and to run, we must be 
stripped for the race. The apostle in Heb. 12 : 
1, says, "Let us lay aside every weight, and 
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us run with patience the race that is set before 
us." The sin is our inborn sin or carnal na- 
ture, which is not destroyed in our justifica- 
tion. God knoweth a proud heart, but he 
giveth grace to the humble. "Whose adorn- 
ing let it not be that outward adorning of 
plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold.' 
1 Pet. 3:3. God's people are a peculiar peo- 
ple; they go neat and clean, they do not con- 
form to this world, have no desire to go to 
fairs, church frolics, shows, dances, secret 
orders, and such like. They have no fellow- 
ship with worldly things. 1 Jno. 2 :15, "Love 
not the world, neither the things that are in 
the world. If any man love the world the 
love of the Father is not in him." We live 
in the world, but we are not of the world. We 
can not mix oil and water; neither can a 
Christian mingle with the world. 

I am praising God for the one church, which 



has escaped free and clear from the dark age 
of sect Babylon. ' ' Babylon the great is fallen, 
is fallen, and is become the habitation of 
devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and 
the cage of every unclean and hateful bird." 
Rev. 18:2. 

Now this brings to my mind a vision that 
God gave me a few years ago, and I believe 
he wants me to write it, for it comes in my 
experience. It seemed that I was brought to 
a mixed multitude in Babylon with their many 
names of blasphemy : ' ' And I saw a woman 
sit upon a scarlet colored beast, full of names 
of blasphemy," and she is also the mother of 
harlots. Rev. 17:3, 5. In my vision I was 
walking and picking up some keys that were 
all along the way, first a small one and then 
a large one. They had all turned black, and 
I wondered what that would represent. The 
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the holiness people who stayed in sects, those 
that rejected the light. When I got to the 
end of the line, I wondered what this should 
mean. I was directed to go back the same 
way and God would show me the awf illness of 
the mixed multitude of people, and oh, such 
a mess of rotten, moulded fruit, vegetables 
of all kinds, all mixed together in a. large 
heap ! Some were dried and black, others de- 
cayed, and some covered with mold. It was 
the most offensive heap of stuff I ever looked 
upon, but just on top of that filthy pile lay a 
beautiful ripe pear. I could not see any 
blemish upon it. I thought I could save it, 
and went around where I could reach it, tak- 
ing great care that my clothes should not 
touch the pile of filth. I reached over and 
took the pear, but as I picked it up, lo, it 
bursted in my hands, and was also rotten 
within. 



Oh, what an awful truth this brings to our 
mind ! Only spirits of like character remain 
together. Babylon represents a fair exterior, 
but you may be assured that they are also 
spoiled if they are at home there. God showed 
me by his Spirit, the pear represented the 
professed holiness people in sectarianism, 
especially sect holiness teachers. I was then 
brought back to a great multitude of mixed 
classes of people ; there I saw two roads lead- 
ing off to my left. One was a great broad 
road, very pleasing for the eye to look upon. 
And I saw the mixed multitude of sinners 
and professors of all kinds, start out on this 
broad road. Then I saw another road not 
as broad as the first, but leading in the same 
direction, which also had a great many things 
<m it that were pleasing to the eyes of the 
people. On this second way were the pro- 
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of seetism. What a sight! They had holi- 
ness enough to take another road that was 
leading along side of a broad road, which 
must necessarily lead to the same place. This 
vision needs no explanation; it explains it- 
self. It leaves sectarianism and formal Baby- 
lon in a bad condition, and they are left with- 
out a coal by which to warm. 

Now comes the glory and beauty of my 
vision, a beautiful plain narrow path with 
here and there a traveler with his lamps 
trimmed and burning. This narrow path was 
leading to the right, away from the two broad 
roads going down to destruction. I went 
upon the narrow way and came to a fence. 
The rails were black just like the keys that 
I found. The Lord showed me those black 
keys were a representation of an experience 
of the people of sect holiness after they re- 
jected the greater light, and the fence repre- 



sents the fenced cities of sect Babylon and 
the narrow way was comparatively light and 
and not free from shade. Until I leaped over 
the black sect wall the light was not clear not- 
dark. The prophet Zechariah in the 14th ch. 
and 6th verse says, "And it shall come to 
pass in that day, that the light shall not be 
clear nor dark : * * * that at evening time it 
shall be light." Oh, halleluiah! When I got 
beyond the black fence I could see clear to the 
celestial city of God. Oh, the light was clear 
as crystal and the glory of God shone down 
from the holy city the whole length of the 
celestial way. Let all take warning and flee 
from Babylon. 

During the time of the war the Lord also 
delivered me out of an awful trial. In the 
year 1861, three of my sons went to war. The 
next to the oldest was captured by the rebels 
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be died. Only God and the mothers that 
passed through the same experience know 
Avhat I passed through during this time. 
Truly God did not say in vain when he said, 
"All things work together for good to them 
that love God." Shortly after the imprison- 
ment of my son, he wrote me a few lines and 
said, "Mother, do not send anything for me 
while I am here, for I can not get a letter 
from any one. ' ' Oh, the sleepless nights that 
I spent are untold! I lost my appetite, and 
these things weighed so heavily upon me that 
my mind became weakened. Then the devil 
took advantage, thinking he could destroy 
my mind, and for three days I could not pray. 
I would go in secret, but I could not offer a 
prayer until the third day just at the setting 
of the sun, I went out and laid down upon the 
ground and cried, Lord, deliver me or I 
perish ! The Lord did deliver me and gave 



me victory. It just seemed as if all heaven 
had come down to guide my troubled soul. 
Halleluiah ! Well, the devil was again de- 
feated. 

At one time the Lord broke up a dance in 
answer to prayer, and also a party of men 
who went to play cards in the same woods 
where my altar of prayer was located. One 
of the parties said, "We can not play," and 
all left the woods. 

Once when were in Canada we held meeting 
in a large brick building, which had ventila- 
tors in the floor. The mice would come up 
through these ventilators and cause a sensa- 
tion and disturb the meeting. We just asked 
God to destroy the mice, and it was done in 
the name of Jesus. 

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I've felt sin's breakers dashing, 
Trying to conquer my soul ; 

I heard the voice of my Savior 
Telling me still press on; 

He promised never to leave me, 
Never to leave me alone. 

"The world's fierce winds are blowing 

Temptations sharp and keen; 
I feel a peace in knowing 

My Savior stands between; 
He stands to shield me from danger 

When earthly friends are gone; 
He promised never to leave me, 

Never to leave me alone. 

""When in affliction's valley, 

I'm treading the road of care, 
My Savior helps me to carry 

My burdens when heavy to bear ; 
My feet, entangled with briers, 

Ready to cast me down, 
My Savior whispers his promise, 

' I never will leave thee alone. ' ' ' 



WARNING. 

Many people who reject the truth must soou 
after suffer the terrible consequences. I de- 
sire to sound a warning to the Trumpet read- 
ers, and especially those who have it sent to 
to them free of charge. The truths it contains 
are a savor of life unto life or death unto 
death. I will here give an account of a few 
awful cases, with which I am personally ac- 
quainted. They had the Trumpet sent to 
them by a friend who loved their souls. The 
first took the Gospel Trumpet and burned 
it and said it was not fit to have in the house. 
He burned it in order to keep anyone else from 
reading it. He went so far as to say it was nol 
fit for a decent person to read. This man end- 
ed his life by committing suicide. The second 
one also said that he would not have it, and 
that it was not fit to read; so he threw them 



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away and it was not long until he lost his 
mind and had to be sent to the lunatic asylum. 
Be careful how you are dealing with God's 
work; take warning, the trump of God is 
binding souls for heaven or hell. It will be 
an awful thing to fall into the hands of a 
just God without Bible salvation. 

In Rev. 17 -A, 5 the word of God speaks of 
a woman, "And upon her forehead was a 
name written, mystery, babylon the great, 

THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS 

of the earth." Every name that stands at 
the head of a sect is a name of abomination in 
the sight of the Lord. He desires his chil- 
dren to be of one name and of one heart and 
of the same mind. He is the Father of all 
his children and desires them to be called by 
His name. In Col. 1 :18 we read that Christ 
is the head of the body, the church: who is 
the beginning, the firstborn from the dead: 



that in all things he might have the preemi- 
nence. He never intended for his true children 
to have any stepfathers. Now see Eph. 4: 
4-6, ' ' There is one body, and one Spirit, even 
as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and 
Father of all, who is above all and through 
all, and in you all." "Of whom the whole 
family in heaven and earth is named." Eph. 
3 :15. Truly God had a foreknowledge of 
what Babylon would be. He says, I will 
avenge them speedily, nevertheless, when the 
Son of man cometh shall he find faith on the 
earth. Oh, what an awful condition this world 
will be in wheu Christ comes ! So many kinds 
of beliefs without the living and saving faith 
of the Lord Jesus Christ. People have their 
names on some class-book on the earth. Some 
will say, where will he find faith? It will be 
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ten in the Lamb's Book of Life, which is in 
heaven. 

There is another experience which I believe 
the Lord wants me to mention. At one time 
I was sick so that I could not be moved for 
twelve days. At the close of this time I was 
dying, the doctor and everyone else thought. 
Every one present said I could not live. I 
was growing cold just like a person when 
dying. I had made all arrangements to die 
and told them what to do, kissed the chil- 
dren good-by and admonished them all to 
meet me in heaven, telling them not to weep 
for me. I was conscious of everything that 
was being said and done. As the scene of 
death began to close in on me, my entire body 
became cold. The doctor was watching me 
very closely. I heard my father ask the doc- 
tor if he had done all he could. He said, "I 
have given her the last remedy; there is no 



medicine that will do her any good." He 
said, ' ' She is cold all over. ' ' My pulse ceased 
beating and I quit breathing. They folded 
my arms and closed my eyes. Halleluiah! 
Now comes the beauty and glory that I was 
permitted to behold while I was lying cold in 
death, as every one who saw me supposed. 
Jesus and a host of angels came to meet me, 
and oh, the glory and dazzling of the brilliant 
light of glory, and the beautiful song and 
music I heard can never be told ! While I was 
beholding this heavenly vision, all at once I 
heard a voice say, "She can not pass over 
now." Then my eyes opened, and I sang so 
loud and clear that those women who had 
gone to make preparation to lay me out, heard 
me and came rushing into the room. Some of 
the people became convicted, insomuch that 
one gave her heart to God the next night at 
home, and the Lord instantly raised me up. 



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"In the rifted rock I'm resting, 
Safely sheltered I abide; 
There no fees nor storms molest me 
While within the cleft I hide. 

"Now I'm resting, sweetly resting, 
In the cleft ence made for me; 
Jesus, blessed Rock of Ages, 
I will bide myself in thee. 

"In the rifted Bock I'll hide me, 
Till the storms of life are past; 
All secure in this blest refuge, 
Heeding not the fiercest blast." 

As T continue writing my experience this 
beautiful day in December, 1901, the Lord 
keeps me sweetly saved and preserved soul 
and body. In him I trust my all. He is 
my perfect salvation, and keeps me in per- 
fect health. I have no aches or pains of any 
kind. Trulv God has made me a wonder unto 



many. Now this testimony may be read by 
many who have never heard me testify. It 
may encourage some to know how God did 
lead and keep me so many years from falling, 
just by trusting in him alone, through so 
many years of the dark age of sectism. I was 
saved from my sins in March, 1842, and sanc- 
tified in August, 1859. God called me out to 
travel with a company of workers in this 
blessed evening light in 1884, and to-day still 
finds me in this way, happy in the Lord. 
Praise God forever! 

One Easter Monday in the year 1892 we 
had a terrible fire in the oil field. It was 
fearful indeed. It seemed for a while as if 
the whole country would be burned over. 
There had been no rain for several weeks, and 
it was very windy and everything dry. One 
man who had been pumping oil, set some 
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blaze into the woods, and then it rapidly 
spread just like fire does in a dry season. On 
it came until it reached our farm, and there 
was some timber and also an oil well and a 
number of tanks with several hundred barrels 
of oil, and the ground around these tanks 
covered with oil. The fire soon reached the 
oil on the ground and blazed up into the tree- 
tops. The wind was blowing a fearful gale 
and carried sparks across a ten-acre field and 
set the woods on fire across the road. My 
son and wife were watching the buildings 
and put fire out at different times about the 
straw stack. I made the remark that I did 
not care about seeing another such a fire until 
I could sail above it. The smoke was so thick 
and black that when it would go down we 
would have to close our eyes and hold our 
breath until the wind would raise it again. 
The men who were pumping oil on the farm 



worked around those oil tanks until they were 
surrounded with fire, and seeing that it was 
impossible to put out the fire or protect the 
oil tanks they came back and said they could 
do no more. I was standing looking on, and 
saw that the tanks must go, for the blaze was 
all around them. When those men said they 
could do no more, then I said in my heart, 
Man's extremity is God's opportunity, and I 
rebuked the fire in the name of Jesus. In a 
few minutes the fire went down around thoso 
oil tanks. One man said to the others, ' ' Do you 
see that fire go down around those tanks?" 
And they marveled and said they never saw 
the like before. It was not long until another 
gale of wind came and carried the fire in an- 
other direction. Then I said, "Now, Lord, 
this fire can not be put out without rain ; now, 
Lord, send rain," and I started to the house 
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rived it commenced to thunder, and the clouds 
began to come from the west. My dinner 
was waiting for me. I sat down to eat my 
dinner, and before I finished it the rain was 
pouring down and the fires were put out. 

Have faith in God, and give him all the 
glory. Praise his name forever! His ear 
is not heavy that he can not hear, and his 
power is not limited, that he can not help. 
' ' Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, 
and forever." "All things are possible to 
them that believe. ' ' And he says, ' ' Whatso- 
ever ye shall ask in my name that will I do. 
If ye shall ask anything in my name I will 
do it." St. John 14:13-15. 

Now I will give my present experience. 
I have sweeping victory in my soul over the 
world, the flesh, and the devil. Halleluiah! 
My soul is flooded with wave after wave of 
glory from the glory world. Praise God for- 



ever and forever ! I have spent the past sum 
mer mostly in the gospel work, and saw many 
precious souls saved and many sick healed. 
1 attended the camp-meetings at Moundsville. 
W. Va., Grand Junction, Mich., and St. Louis. 
Mich. After visiting my daughter at Itha- 
ca, Mich., and taking a rest for several weeks, 
I returned to my home in Ohio. When 
I arrived home a neighbor woman was lying 
at the point of death, and was wishing and 
waiting for me to come and visit her, as she 
desired to see me before she died. After she 
was laid away I spent one week at home, and 
then went to the Burket, Ind., camp-meeting, 
where there was so much altar work and so 
many came for healing that I had but little 
time to rest day or night. At the close of this 
meeting, after resting a few days, I attended 
camp-meeting at Payne, 0., and meetings in 
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of God was wonderfully manifested in salva- 
tion work. Sinners were converted, believers 
wholly sanctified, and the sick were wonder- 
fully healed by the power of God. The word 
of God was sent forth in the power of the 
Holy Spirit, and wave after wave of glory 
filled the hearts of God's people, so nrach 
so that the holy fire of his love was kindled 
to a flame of glory, till the camp was filled 
with the shouts and praises of God. Halle- 
luiah! I feel the same love burning in my 
soul as I am writing, with tears of joy flow- 
ing. Oh, how can I give honor due unto him, 
who has done so much and is still doing for 
me! It will take eternity to praise him. 
Halleluiah ! God 's will be done, whether I 
live a long time or go home soon, I am ready 
at any call. Praise God forever! Amen. 

Soon I will go to my home, never to come 
to see you any more, and now will preach my 



last sermon. When you take your last look 
at me and lay me away, remember your 
mother's tears and prayers, and follow me 
as I followed Christ. Eemember there are 
but two ways spoken of in the Bible, one is 
the narrow way, the way of holiness which 
leads to heaven; the other is the broad road 
that leads to eternal destruction. Which one 
will you choose? 

' ' Life on earth is but a vapor, 

Soon we'll lay these bodies down; 
But if we continue faithful 

We shall wear the victor's crown. 
Brighter than the stars of heaven, 

Brighter than the dazzling sun, 
We shall shine among the ransomed, 

When our work on earth is done. 

"We shall not abide forever 
In this gloomy vale of tears; 
For our life shall at the longest 
Only last a few short years. 



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Then we'll fly away to glory, 
A t our Father 's own right hand, 

Help to siDg redemption's story 

With the blood- washed angel band." 

' ' I have fought a good fight, I have finished 
my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth 



there is laid up for me a crown of righteous- 
ness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, 
shall give me in that day : and not to me only, 
but unto all them also that love his appear- 
ing." 2 Tim. 4:7, S. 

Good-by; meet me in heaven. 



TESTIMONY OF MRS. JOSEPHINE E. COURTNEY. 



Through the providence of God I have the 
privilege of giving my testimony in this book, 
wherein I take pleasure in declaring unto the 
people what the Lord hath wrought. 

I was converted in my twentieth year. In 
the bloom of youthful vigor, with social sur- 
roundings such as might cause one to antici- 
pate a promising future, I sat alone one 
evening wholly absorbed reading a book. It 
portrayed the character of four young per- 
sons, two of whom had chosen "the better 
part," and the other two were drifting on 
in the paths of sin and folly. I weighed the 
issues at stake seriously, and, yielding to 



my better judgment, I knelt before God in 
the silence of a midnight hour and promised 
him if he would spare my life until some two 
months later I would attend a camp-meeting 
near at hand, and would serve him the rest 
of my life. It was God's appointed way to 
draw me to himself. 

I walked carefully before him from that 
time. It required much courage on my part 
to let my people and my young friends know 
that I cared to attend a religious meeting. 
However, I went, and at the first service took 
a front seat alone. When the preaching was 
over and the time came for testimonies I 



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arose, and, facing the congregation, said, 
1 ' My friends, I have come to this meeting for 
no other purpose than to get soundly convert- 
ed." Then kneeling at the altar I began to 
seek the Lord. 

Day after day passed by. At nearly every 
service I expressed my determination to con- 
tinue to seek the Lord until I found him. My 
heart seemed as hard as stone. I could scarce- 
ly eat or sleep at all, and my eyes refused to 
shed a tear. An agony of soul took hold of 
me, and for a time I suffered what words 
could not express. Then there came a sooth- 
ing influence which encouraged me. As we 
left the camp to return home, I took one last 
look and promised the Lord that if I nevei 
found anything more than I had then I would 
serve him the best I knew how, and trust that 
he would let me into heaven at last. Another 
week had passed away when one afternoon 



while in . secret prayer the devil said to mo, 
"You clare not ask your mother to pray for 
you. ' ' It was quite an undertaking for me, but 
I replied, "I'll show you whether I dare ask 
her or not, ' ' and rising with a holy vengeance 
ready to knock him in the head, I started for 
the kitchen where she was at work and asked 
her to go to the same place and pray for me. 

This was about the end of the conflict. The 
next day, while in meditation and prayer, 
suddenly the light of life eternal broke in 
upon my spiritual vision, and I was made 
to rejoice exceedingly in a knowledge of the 
forgiveness of sins and the salvation of my 
soul. 

About six months after I began to declina 
in health. I was attended by several of the 
best physicians one after another, but with 
little avail. My case was a mystery to them, 
I spent considerable time at a sanitarium. 





JOSEPHINE E. COURTNEY, BAY VIEW, MICH. 



EMMA J. BILLIG, GUYS MILLS, PA. 






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went to distant states for a change of climate, 
but found no permanent help. Finally, my 
eyes failed me from nerve weakness in sym- 
pathy with my failing health. I conld not 
read or concentrate my sight on any near 
object, or keep them open, only to take a look 
now and then. 

Five years had passed by when I consulted 
a lady physician, and ascertained that the 
original disease was an internal displacement, 
and after so long a time every organ of the 
body had become chronically disordered. I 
obtained a degree of relief from local treat- 
ment, but I was a physical wreck, and past 
hope of human skill. 

My early aspirations, my every hope, were 
blighted. Yet, when my friends came to sym- 
pathize and pity me, I said to them, "I shall 
come out of this some day; 'All things work 
together for s;ood to them that love God.' ' 



This weight of affliction had led me to seek the 
grace and the rest of entire sanctification. I 
was wonderfully comforted, a ' ' shut-in ' ' from 
the world. 

In the course of time my sister (in the 
flesh), Mrs. Emma (Miller) Elwood, of Battle 
Creek, Mich., became the subject of a malari- 
ous affliction, and an inflammation in her eyes, 
which caused blindness for nearly three and 
a half years. She was here with me in my 
northern home much of this time, having 
been put in care of the conductors while com- 
ing and going three times over the road, a 
distance of nearly three hundred miles, in 
this helpless condition. 

I wa? barely able to wait upon her, having 
to do mostly by the sense of feeling myself 
owing to the limited use of my eyes. She was 
converted and wholly consecrated to God 
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lier that the time was coming when he would 
open her eyes. As the appointed time drew 
near (some nine months after), she felt a 
pressing desire to return home, not knowing 
what was before her. She returned as before 
stated, and a few weeks later I received a 
postal card in her own handwriting, saying, 
"I am healed." The glad and surprising 
news quite overcame me. Could it be possible 
that my dear afflicted sister's eyes were open 
again, and that she could look upon our faces 
once more, and out upon this beautiful world? 
Yes, it was even so, and a few days later, in 
came a long letter with full particulars. Of 
course, I had to submit both card and letter 
to another hand to read to me because of my 
own affliction, and it seemed far more weighty 
than ever when I then realized (in a measure) 
what it must be to be set free. 

Up to this time I had been a half-way in- 
valid fifteen years, and it was nearly ten years 



since I had had the natural use of my eyes. 
I reflected much on the loving-kindness of the 
Lord, that he was no respecter of persons, 
and he must know if ever a mortal under th 1 
sim needed to be healed it was myself, be- 
cause of circumstances in my domestic rela- 
tions. Three months later found me in south- 
ern Michigan at. the same place, among the 
same people, having gone there on purpose to 
be healed. About a dozen happy saints assem- 
bled at an appointed place one morning where 
we were to wait upon God with fasting and 
prayer in my behalf. Satan came also, being 
represented in a crooked, perverse man, 
whose oppressive influence hindered the 
work until the latter part of the day. It was 
a time to be remembered, however, for the 
power of the Highest was with us, the Holy 
Ghost leading in such forms of worship as 
were conducive to bring victory at last. 

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been obliged to rest the whole body, insomuch 
that the other afflicted parts were in a dormant 
state. I had fancied with the recovery of my 
eyes I would feel quite well. For this reason 
(and through God's permitting providence 
for a purpose) I did not say a word about 
any further need than for my eyes while with 
the saints. 

I did not know anything of the way of 
(healing) faith, but I sought to get so close 
to the Master that I might but touch his 
garment and receive virtue thereby. 

As the latter part of the afternoon wore on, 
I became so anxious and so persistent before 
the Lord that a holy desperation took hold 
of me, and 1 wrecklessly (as it were) reached 
for a fine print Bible which was lying near 
me, and I gazed upon its pages while I read 
two chapters of the Psalms, knowing full 
well that onlv for divine intercession the re- 



sult would be awful. Thank G-od, my venture 
upon his promises proved to be his opportu- 
nity to show his faithfulness according to his 
word, for my eyes were healed. I returned 
to my home, and undertook the duties of the 
same, but I soon found that anything like 
ordinary labor stirred the old chronic diseases, 
and I was bound as if with fetters of iron. 
I undertook again and again only to find my- 
self utterly undone, and filled with disappoint- 
ment and sorrow of heart. I enjoyed the use 
of my eyes — the privilege of reading, but 
when my body was taxed beyond its ability 
then my eyes would sympathize for the time 
being. What could I do 1 T was two hundred 
and fifty miles away from any of my acquaint 
ances who had a living faith for divine heal- 
ing; I had prayed again and again the best 
I knew how. Sometimes I felt quite sure 
that my faith had prevailed, when the aches, 



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or pains, or weakness would come again, and 
I would think, "Surely I am not healed or 
I would not feel so." 

Six weeks had passed away, when again 1 
became very persistent before the Lord. It 
seemed that I could not endure such a life any 
longer. I knew the mighty God had the same 
power that he ever had, and why need I be 
hindered from receiving the benefits he had 
promised to his children. I at once purposed 
within myself that the next day should be 
a day of fasting and waiting upon God for an 
understanding as to what was in the way. I 
would do just as the saints did when my eyes 
were healed, and I believed in some way or 
other the Lord would deliver me. According- 
ly, the next day, after my most needed duties 
were attended to, I took my Bible and sat 
down to read, supposing the Lord would give 
me an understanding through his word, but 



I did not find anything that applied to my 
case. Then I thought, ' ' Surely it must come 
through something else." 

A new Gospel Trumpet was lying on the 
table. I reached for it, and my eyes first 
rested upon a testimony from a sister who 
had been afflicted in the same way— only 
worse— not being able to sit up for three 
years. She said, "When the prayer of faith 
was offered for me, I had been in great pain 
all day, and during and after the hour of 
prayer I was still in pain, but according to 
God 's word I was healed. His word could not 
fail, though my feelings might deceive me. I 
rose up in God-given faith and walked two or 
three blocks, and as I walked the pain left me. 
I had to believe that I was healed, and act out 
that faith, and then God let me feel the heal- 
ing in my body. 

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or we are walking by sight arid not by faith. 
1 felt quite bad during the night. Many 
doubts came to me, and I had to cry to the 
Lord continually to deliver me from them. 
If I had given up when my faith was tried 
all would have been lost, but I clung to God's 
promise. I sat up more and more each day, 
and the third day I went to church. I know 
the disease left me that night, and my strength 
came as rapidly as I could claim it by faith. 
We must rot ask God to heal us or give us 
strength and then sit and wait to feel the 
strength, but get up and act as if we had that 
which we asked for. I had many severe tiial •, 
of my faith but the Lord was sufficient for- 
me. 

"At one time I suffered a great deal and 
did not seem to gain any. I cried unto the Lord 
to help me and show me what stood in the way 
of my improvement. The Lord showed me 



that the pain was not from disease, but was 
a trial of my faith. So I did not lie down 
when it came on, and as I continued to be- 
lieve the pain left me. The Lord also showed 
me that I ought not to get tired, that I had 
asked for strength and according to his word 
he had given it to me. I had only to believe 
that I had it. So I sat up all the time and 
worked, paying no attention to the feeling of 
weariness, and it left me while at work. 

"Faith is the gift of God. Ask him to in- 
crease your faith continually. The ten lepers 
came to Christ for healing, and he told them 
to go and show themselves to the priests. This 
was to obtain a certificate from them that they 
were healed. We naturally would have said, 
' Heal us first, and then we will go. What use 
is there in going now when we see the leprosy 
all over us!' But they started to go, and as 
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"Do not be guided by your feelings, but 
believe God's word in spite of everything; 
believe that you are healed at the time you 
pray for it, not that you will be. If you put 
it in the future it will stay in the future. You 
may feel pain or weakness, but it is not the old 
weakness and disease. It will leave when 
your faith lifts you above your feelings. 
There will be many things that you will not 
understand at first, but God will give you 
light if you ask him." 

If an angel had been sent down from heav- 
en to talk to me he could not have given me a 
plainer understanding. I read the article 
twice over, then I fell upon my knees with the 
paper in one hand, and said, "Now, Lord, I 
ask you to touch this body with your healing 
power and make it every whit whole. I claim 
an answer to my petition on the authority of 
your word. I am healed. ' ' 

I arose with no other evidence than hi^ 



word. That was enough. I started for the 
kitchen with a quickened step and a vigorous 
nerve. I undertook what I had not dared to 
do before, and my strength increased from 
day to day. I expected to be tested and tried 
as this sister had been, but I soared along in 
my happy freedom for nearly two months. 

One evening as I was preparing a testimony 
of my healing for publication, suddenly I felt 
a sharp pain in my head. In an instant I 
thought, "That feels natural," for I had suf- 
fered much formerly with congestion of the 
brain. I looked up and said, "Father, I am 
healed; test me and try me all I have need, 
but give me strength to proceed with my 
work." Shortly another and another pain 
came, first on one side and then on the other. 
I continued my work just the same and it ail 
passed away, leaving me to glory in the trial 
and the lesson I had learned. 

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a long letter to Sister Emma. Suddenly I 
felt a pain in my right eye. I was reminded 
at onee that a trial was at hand. I looked up 
and said, "Father, I am healed; try me all 
I need, but give me strength to write." 1 
continued just the same (giving no place to 
the temptation) till it was time to get supper, 
after which (as it had grown dark) I lighted 
a lamp and was about to resume my writing, 
when something said, "It would be very pre- 
sumptuous for one to try to write by lamp 
light with such pains in the eyes as yours 
have had." I looked up again and said, 
' ' Father, I am healed ; give me strength to en- 
dure this trial." 

I finished my letter and retired for the 
night, during which I felt a pain once or twice, 
and on rising in the morning a tear flowed 
down my face from my right eye which 
would indicate extreme weakness. I cast the 



care of it wholly upon the Lord— went about 
my work as though nothing had happened, 
and before the close of the day it came to my 
mind, "Why, what about that temptation!" 
for I had been so absorbed in various matters 
that I had forgotten all about it, and that was 
the end of the trial. 

At the time of my general healing my faith 
was centered especially upon the original dis- 
ease, supposing that all consequent effects 
would be included. But God (who worketh 
all things according to the purposes of his 
own will) permitted one feature of infirmity 
to remain — constipation of the bowels — which., 
however, had become a second nature, inso- 
much that I did not think of it so as to be 
at all concerned until a long time after. Sister 
Emma had come to spend the summer with 
me. From a child of nine years she had suf- 
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she was so miraculously healed of blindnes-5 
she passed through the entire meeting of ten 
days without an action in that way. Her 
condition had become more and more serious, 
and the crisis came at last. The forces of 
nature were exhausted; it seemed that an 
inflammation would set in and take her away 
very soon. I, too, was nearing the same con- 
dition. 

It was a solemn time with us. I said to 
her, "Emma, you must die unless the Lord 
delivers speedily, ' ' for as yet we had no lead- 
ing from the Lord. The next morning, as 
she was sitting on the front porch, and look- 
ing down the street, to her great surprise she 
saw Bro. E. E. Byrum coming. She said, 
"As soon as I saw him, I felt within myself 
there was help coming." He had never been 
in this part of the country before, and he was 
the last person we had reason to expect to see. 



He came in looking a little bewildered, and 
after a joyful greeting he remarked, "I don't 
know what I am here for. Shortly after I 
took the train at Grand Junction, on my 
way to the grove-meeting at C. L., some- 
thing said to me, 'Go on from there to Bay 
View, ' and here I am. ' ' Like Mary, of whom 
we read, T pondered these things' in my heart, 
but I said nothing. He went out for an hour 
or so to look around the place while I was busi- 
ly engaged preparing the dinner. 

When all was over we came together for 
a talk. I then rehearsed (from Emma's youth 
up) how she had suffered from this affliction. 
and of the extremity of her condition at thai 
time, and of my own case also. I said, ' ' Now, 
Bro. Byrum, from the fact that she has had 
special prayer and the laying on of hands 
more than once expecting to be healed, I want 
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of him if it is liis will to heal her now." He 
stepped into an adjoining room and we sat in 
silence, waiting to hear the word. Coming 
out shortly, he said, "All I can get from the 
Lord is, 'These signs shall follow them that 
believe.' " An inspiration of faith stirred 
our hearts at once. Advancing to her he 
anointed her head with oil. We laid on hands. 
He offered a simple petition, and with Holy 
Ghost authority said, "Emma, Jesus Christ 
maketh thee whole." Immediately she arose 
and walked about the room praising the Lord. 
Then I was anointed likewise, and the pres- 
ence of God filled the room confirming the 
work wrought. Bro. Byrum returned that 
evening, and, like the prophet of old, went on 
his way rejoicing. 

The life of faith is a life of development. 
For every work wrought in either soul or 
body we shall be tried like Abraham to prove 



our confidence in God's word, and whether 
or not we will shrink or distrust him. We 
are to be "a tried people," and every trial 
will develop an increase of faith, and a better 
understanding of the devices of Satan, whom 
we are to resist steadfast unto the end. ' ' That 
the trial of your faith being much more pre- 
cious than of gold that perisheth, though it 
be tried with fire, might be found unto praise 
and honor and glory at the appearing of Je- 
sus Christ." 

The reader will remember my first experi- 
ence when my eyes were healed. That was 
eighteen years ago. How my faith was tested 
and tried when writing a letter to my sister; 
and how the pains came in my right eye. The 
right eye had been much the weaker of the 
two during the years of my affliction. The 
devil always aims at what has been the weak- 
est point, and (for a purpose) he was per- 



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mitted to touch that right eye; but it simply 
worked out a blessed lesson for me. There 
have been times (at long intervals) that the 
devil has thrown his cruel darts upon that 
right eye; but the Lord has made every such 
experience to work for good in some way. 

One time I went quite a distance to where 
the saints were holding a meeting. My right 
eye had become so pained (and the other 
weakened in sympathy) that I was barely 
able to travel alone; but with the united 
"prayer of faith," I was instantly set free, 
and the Lord was glorified. Again, in the 
course of time, in a similar condition, I could 
scarcely keep the walk when going to ask a 
sister to pray with me, but I was instantly 
delivered as before. I have been healed many 
times when alone of various afflictions, but 
in this matter I seemed to need special help. 

At another time, in later years, when hav- 



ing an oculist to test my eyes to fit them with 
glasses, I expected that he would tell me that 
the right eye was the weaker of the two, and 
that it would need a stronger glass (as I was 
feeling pains in that right eye now and then, 
and I knew there was another trial near at 
hand). To my surprise he remarked, "Your 
eyes are both alike and need the same strength 
of glass for each." This set me to thinking. 
On returning home, I thanked the Lord for 
an understanding. Then I turned upon the 
devil and gave him such an all-sufficient 
rebuking that he fled and left me to claim my 
freedom which I enjoyed for a long time. 

Something over a year ago, again, I be- 
gan to be limited in that right eye. This 
time the trial came on very gradually. T 
seldom noticed it, only when reading. Being 
occupied the greater part of my time in vari- 
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the fall and winter season came on with the 
long evenings, and the special opportunity 
for reading and study. I then realized, how- 
ever, that I could only read a little while until 
that right eye would ache so I had to close 
my eyes and rest them. Sometimes I would 
look up. and beg of the Lord to strengthen 
that eye so I could read his precious word, or 
the Gospel Trumpet. He would answer my 
request by enabling me to read an article or 
so, but there was no freedoir. 

Ere long I was impressed that I should be 
redeeming the time. He had promised to 
supply our every need, and I should look to 
him at once and give him no rest until his 
word was fulfilled in my case. Accordingly, 
T set to work in a business-like way. I began 
the next day with fasting. I gave myself 
to much prayer and meditation. During the 
afternoon the Holy Spirit gave me this scrip- 



ture very forcibly: "And from the days of 
John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of 
God suffereth violence, and the violent take 
it by force." 

He showed me that these afflictions are ex- 
pressions of the devil's violence thrust upon 
the children of God, and that we should be- 
come so possessed of a holy violence as to 
assert our rights, and take (the benefits of) 
the kingdom of God by force. I began at 
once to pray God to fill my heart with a holy 
violence. Again and again I prayed for art 
infilling of holy violence. Toward the close 
of the day I felt assured that "all things are 
now ready." I gave the devil an everlasting 
rebuke with all the violence the Lord had 
wrought within me, and claimed my freedom 
in the name of Jesus Christ, to whom be glory 
and honor and praise henceforth and forever. 
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my eyes. I am free, yes, free indeed, and the 
devil is a conquered foe. 

For a little while after I felt a slight ache 
pass over that right eye at times, but it had 
no force whatever. I was instantly reminded 
that that eye was healed just the same as the 
other; that eye was just as strong as the 
other, and that eye must do just as much work 



as the other, and shortly the temptation or 
trial vanished away like a vapor. 

In conclusion this thought comes very forci- 
bly to my mind : These things have happened 
for ensamples, that he that runneth may read, 
and more readily discern the points of attack. 
and how to deal with them while traveling on 
the King's highwav. 



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That the day of healing and miracles is 
past is a very common expression in these 
last days. Even those who profess to be fol- 
lowers of Him whom the apostles said is 
"the same yesterday, and to-day, and for- 
ever, ' ' declare that the prophecies concerning 
healing were fulfilled during the beginning 
of the Christian era and the promises are no 
longer fulfilled. Regardless of faithless pro 
fessors and doubtful minds, and those who 
abound in unbelief, God is faithful, and will 
fulfil his promises to his faithful children who 
believe his word and act upon the same doubt- 
ing nothing. He will, as he did with Heze- 



kiah of old, see their tears and hear their 
cries, and extend his mercy unto them and 
heal them, for his mercy endureth forever. 
Among the thousands who have believed and 
received the healing touch by the power of 
God in answer to prayer is Emma Miller, 
who was healed of blindness in June, 1883. 
She has since been married to P. G. Elwood, 
and resides at Battle Creek, Mich. She relate? 
the circumstance as follows : 

' ' With praise and thanksgiving to God Al- 
mighty, I write the following: I had been an 
invalid for nearly three years. My eyes soon 
became so weak and sensitive to the light 





LUCY M. LEWIS, LANSING, MICH. 



EMMA (MILLER) ELWOOD, BATTLE CREEK, MICH. 



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that I was helpless, and had to be led about 
wherever I went. I had not read a line in 
three years, lacking one month. • 

"Nine months previous to my healing i 
was converted to God. Two days after my 
conversion 1 was forcibly impressed that I 
would be healed. I did not know when or 
where, but I knew the work would be done. 

"In the month of June, 1883 I received an 
invitation to attend the annual camp-meeting 
at Bangor, Mich. I went to my room and in- 
quired earnestly of the Lord if it was his will 
for me to go, and if that was the place where 
he would be pleased to heal me. Suddenly 
a brilliant light, like a flame of fire, encircled 
me, and the Lord assured me that I would be 
healed at that meeting. I told my friends 
what the Lord had showed me, and on making 
ready to go, requested them to provide me 
with paper and envelopes, telling them that 
when healed I would write to them. 



"Continued prayer was offered in my be- 
half, and the laying on of hands. On the 
fourth morning of the meeting I was im- 
pressed that I would be healed that day. 
The same illumination was repeated, and I 
was filled with the glory of God. Heavenly 
breezes passed over me from time to time, 
until about five o'clock in the afternoon while 
seated with the congregation, on the platform 
where I had been requested to sit that all 
might see, suddenly my eyes were opened, 
and I gazed upon the audience, praising the 
Lord, to whom be glory forevermore. The 
people stood in amazement, some shouting, 
some trembling and crying. Many believed 
unto salvation when they saw the miracle. 
The loud shouts of the saints were heard over 
two miles. 

"After we had praised God for an hour or 
more, I went out into the bright sunlight 
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time for nearly three years; also wrote two 
postals. Glory to God forever and ever! 

"My eyes were very much inflamed and 
granulated, but when the work was done the 
inflamed and granulated condition left them, 
and they cleared away perfectly natural. 
They are bright and strong. I enjoy the un- 
limited use of them each day. I acknowledge 
the hand of a wise providence in my afflic- 
tion, and thank God for it, for by this means 
he brought me unto himself. 

"Before I was afflicted I was one of the 
most worldly, but now I am absorbed in di- 
vine things. Jesus is all and in all to me. It 
is like another world, both spiritually and phy- 
sically. Glory to his name forever and ever! 
I will praise him while I live. 

"About one year afterward my faith was 
severely tested. Within a short time my eye- 
lids became badly inflamed, and were very 



weak and sensitive, getting worse each day. 
T did not know what to do. While in this con- 
dition, a sister who had passed through a sim- 
ilar experience, came to see me, and soon 
assured me that it was only a trial of faith. 
We knelt together in prayer, and asked the 
Lord to give me faith and strength to en- 
dure the trial, and when I had been tested 
sufficiently, to remove every symptom of dis- 
ease. We claimed perfect victory, and I at 
once began my usual labor, and resumed my 
reading, which I had laid by for three days. 
As I ventured upon God and his promises, 
new strength was given, and my eyes were 
fully restored in every respect. I have had 
similar experiences in other forms of afflic- 
tion, and have always found him faithful to 
his word. From a sister saved by power 
divine, Emma Miller Elwcod." 

Battle Creek, Mich. 



THEN THE EYES OP THE BLIND SHALL BE OPENED. 



CORROBORATING TESTIMONY. 

In corroboration of the foregoing testimo- 
ny we have a letter written from Bangor, 
Mich., June 26, 1883 to the Editor of the Gos- 
pel Trumpet, by a brother who was present. 
Tins letter was published in August of the 
same year. In describing the work done at the 
camp-meeting, he says, "Most who came and 
heard the word were astonished and believed. 
More especially because of the miracles of 
healing which the Lord wrought before our 
eyes. A sister, whom the Lord healed last 
year, brought Sister Emma Miller, of Battle 
Creek, Mich. She, knowing what the Lord had 
done for the sister, was persuaded that the 
Lord would heal her also. She had been blind 
three years, not being able to open her eye- 
lids ; caused by general prostration. Her case 
had baffled all the physicians who had ex- 



amined her; none could help her. She cams 
to the meeting to have her eyes opened, and 
glory to God ! she went away seeing. We 
laid hands on and prayed for her, but there 
was no change. We kept on trusting God 
until Tuesday morning, June 19, when the 
burden came on me, so that I lay on my face 
during a long time. The wonderful power 
of God came upon me. I arose in agony of 
spirit, but was again prostrated, after which 
I soon received the witness that she would 
be healed that day. I told the sister to so 
announce the fact to her, and tell her to be 
prepared to receive the Lord, and witness 
his miraculous power. The forenoon passed, 
the meeting closed. After noon I went to 
their tent and prayed, laying hands on her. 
The Lord opened her eyes four times. I told 
her she must keep them open. She said she 
would by the help of the Lord. We then went 




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into the tabernacle, and I delivered a discourse 
on God's promises respecting healing. We 
then had altar services, and at about half past 
five o'clock the Lord finished the work in the 
presence of saints and sinners, her eyes being 
fully opened and made perfectly sound. 
Wicked men who had watched her from the 
beginning, some of whom had also opposed 
and reviled us, now believed, wept, and 
praised God. The loud shouts of the saints 
were kept up for a long time, there being many 
present. She stood upon a bench praising 
God, while some helped her to keep her posi- 
tion midst the surging crowd, all being eager 
to reach and see her." 

Jesus Christ is the same loving Savior, and 
is ever ready and willing to help all who will 
come unto him. The following poem by Bro. 
J. W. Byers has been a help to many dear 
souls, enabling them to grasp the promises 



given in the word of God for the healing of 
their bodies. 



HE IS JUST THE SAME TO-DAY. 

Have you ever heard of Jesus, 

How lie came from heaven to earth, 
With a name of mighty virtue, 

Though by very humble birth? 
When the world was held in bondage 

Under Satan's dismal sway, 
Jesus healed their dread diseases— 

He is just the same to-day. 

Do you see the people gather 

Round that great and holy man, 
Bringing all the sick and suffering, 

Coming to him all who can? 
See him look with great compassion, 

As they fainted by the way; 
How he called them gently to him ! 

He is just the same to-day. 




,TAS. BAMFORD, WOODBURN, CBE. J. L. GREEN, MILTON, ORE. 



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See him touch the trembling leper. 

Hear the words, "I will," "Be clean"; 
See the suffering one with fever 

Rise and go about again; 
See the palsied man rejoicing. 

Take his bed and walk away. 
What a wondrous man was Jesus ! 

He is just the same to-day. 

Do you hear the blind man calling, 
Crying out with all his might, 

In his sorrow plead for mercy, 
Son of David, give me sight? 

Jesus stopped and called the beggar, 
' ' 'Tis by faith, ' ' I hear him say, 

And he healed him in a moment- 
He is just the same to-day. 

As he went up to the city, 
See him at Bethesda's pool, 

With the man so long in bondage, 
Asking if he would be whole. 



Instantly the Savior heals him : 
"Sin no more," I hear him say. 

This he says to every sufferer: 

"Rise!" He's just the same to-day. 

See the woman, weak and fainting, 

Pressing through the restless throng 
See, she only touched his garment, 

And her sore disease was gone. 
See, another bound by Satan, 

Eighteen years, I hear them say; 
Jesus touches her, she straightens — 

He is just the same to-day. 

Thus he went about his mission, 

Healing lame, and blind, and dumb, 
Casting out all evil spirits, 

Saying to the weak, Be strong. 
Then he died on cruel Calvary, 

Sin and death to put away; 
But the tomb could not retain him — 

He's our living Christ to-day. 



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ANNIE SHIPLEY, MIDWAY, KAN. 



E. A. REARDON, CHICAGO, ILL. 



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Jesus died that he might ransom 

Every one from Satan's thrall, 
But he rose a mighty conqueror, 

Offering 1 life and health to all. 
Up to heaven he ascended, 

Sent the Spirit back to stay. 
Dwelling in his holy people, 

He is just the same to-day. 

See him now with John and Peter, 

And the lame man as he lay , 
Who Avas healed through faith in Jesus ; 

He is just the same to-day 
As he was to his disciples, 

If we but believe as they, 
He is not an absent Savior; 

Brother, he is here to-day. 

Oh, that precious, loving Jesus, 
His compassion still the same 

T'ward poor sinful, suffering mortals 
Who seek refuge in his name. 



Hear the blessed invitation, 

Whosoever will come, may, 
And receive his healing favor; 

For he's just the same to-day. 

Is it true that every sickness 

May be laid at Jesus' feet, 
All my trouble, care, and sorrow, 

And I rest in joy complete? 
Yes ! my brother, every sadness, 

If by faith to him you pray, 
He'll remove, with tender mercy; 

For he's just the same to-day. 

Just the same to-day, my brother; 

Saving, healing, cleansing all. 
Ready, willing, calling, cheering, 

All who seek him, great and small. 
Come to him, poor weary sufferer, 

Not a moment more delay, 
He will give you boundless blessings : 

For he's just the same to-day. j .w. b. 




THE MOUND, MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. 



ANCIENT MOUND AT MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. 



Many people from a distance often wonder 
and enquire why Moundsville was so named. 
It received it from the large mound which 
stands near the center of the city, about one- 
half mile from the hanks of the Ohio river. 
There are several of these mounds in the 
Ohio valley, and a description of this one 
may be of interest to many. The following 
description is from "History and Govern- 
ment of West Virginia." 

"This mound is one of the greatest pre- 
historic monuments in America. It is two 
hundred and forty -five feet in diameter at 
the base; seventy-nine in height, with apex 
flat and fifty feet in diameter. The first whiti 



man who saw it, so far as known, was Joseph 
Tomlinson, who built his cabin near it in 
1770. Soon after, while hunting, he came 
upon a strange-looking hill rising abruptly 
from the level plain. Proceeding to his cabin, 
be returned with his wife, and the two made 
the ascent, where they stood upon the summit 
—the first English-speaking people on the 
top of this, one of the greatest mounds on the 
continent. From that day to this it has stood 
the wonder of all beholders, and such, if not 
destroyed by the hand of man, it will contin- 
ue to be through centuries to come. The 
mound was opened in 1838, a tunnel ten feet 
wide and seven high being made along the 



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natural surface to the center (a distance of 
one hundred and eleven feet) to a vault. Then 
a shaft was sunk from the apex to connect with 
the tunnel. Two large vaults were discovered 
which contained human skeletons, copper 
rings, bracelets, plates of mica, ivory beads 
and ornaments. Within two feet of one of the 
skeletons was found the Inscribed Stone. 

"This stone was found in the Mammoth 
Mound in 1838. The inscription is in un- 
known characters, resembling those used by 
the Scandinavian priests before the intro- 
duction of the Roman alphabet. It has never 
been deciphered, and nothing like it has ever 
been found in America. It has attracted 
more attention from scientists and antiqua- 
rians at home and abroad than any other relic 
found in the United States. The characters 
are now conceded to be of European origin, 
and, if this be true, then there is evidence that 



Europeans visited this continent before the 
coming of Columbus. But who were they? 
No reply can be made beyond the fact that 
they were of those acquainted with some an- 
cient alphabet known and used along the 
coast and among the islands of the European 
continent. Powell, the antiquarian, says: 
"Four of the characters correspond to the 
ancient Greek, four to the Etruscan, five to 
the Norse, six to the Gaelic, seven to the old 
Erse, and ten to the Phoenician." Certain 
it is that these characters were those of the 
ancient rock alphabet consisting of right and 
acute angled strokes used by the Pelasgi and 
other early Mediterranean people, and which 
is the parent of the modern Runic, as well 
as of the Bardic. How came this stone to be 
in a West Virginia mound is a question which 
scientists and antiquarians will continue to 
ask, but one which will never be answered." 



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THE CASE OF STATE HENRY. 



There is no prisoner now confined behind the 
dark, gloomy walls of the penitentiary o[ 
West Virginia who has attracted more atten 
tion than State Henry. His name has become 
very familiar to the readers of the Gospel 
Trumpet, and many prayers have been of- 
fered to God in his behalf. In the state of 
North Carolina lives a devoted wife, longing 
and praying that the life of her husband mav 
be spared. The picture of his little babe, his 
only child, whom he has never seen, adorns 
the wall of his prison-cell. The circumstances 
which placed this man behind the prison-bars 
are as follows: 

About the twentieth of October, 1900, a man 
by the name of John Richardson was mur- 



dered near the Short Line railroad in Wetzell 
County, W. A^a. There was a large number 
of both white and colored men from different 
states at work there, many of them living in 
shacks, and the district was almost a lawless 
one. Quarrels and disputes were settled with 
bowie and pistol; murders were frequent. 
The circumstances of the murder in question 
were veiled with mystery. There was no di- 
rect clue that would lead to the disclosure of 
the guilty person. Several men were seen 
with him that night, as was usually the case.. 
He lived in one of the apartments of the same 
shack with State Henry and others, but was 
found murdered in a field quite a distance 
from the place. State Henry was arrested, 





R. J. SMITH, CHARLESTON, S. C, 



STATE HENRY. 
Under sentence of death in West Virginia [State Prison, 



280 



THE CASE OF STATE HENRY. 



and upon circumstantial evidence was charged 
with the guilt, and sent to the State Peniten- 
tiary at Moundsville, June 17, 1901, where 
he was to be executed September 27, 1901, by 
hanging from the gallows. An appeal was 
made to the Supreme Court for a new trial and 
the execution did not take place. The Supreme 
Court, however, sustained the verdict of the 
Circuit Court, and his only hope is leniency 
on the part of the Governor and Board of 
Pardon. 

In the meantime he has been kept in prison. 
There is something of unusual interest in this 
case. During his stay in the jail in Wetzell 
County a brother and sister visiting the pris- 
oners gave him the book, "Secret of Salva 
tion," which awakened in him a special inter- 
est concerning his soul. Soon after his arrival 
at the Moundsville prison, some one else gave 
him another copy of the book. These books, 



he said, led him to seek the Lord, whom he 
found to be a perfect Savior from all his sins. 
Since his conversion he has been very active, 
both in prayer and exhortation with his fellow 
prisoners, and by his holy life he has gained 
the confidence and highest respect of the 
guards and prison officials. His labors are be- 
ing crowned with the salvation of souls. 

After his conversion, he, with others, began 
to pray the Lord to bring to light the myster- 
ies of this case. On December 12, 1901, a man 
by the name of Win. Allen was executed at 
Uniontown, Pa., for the murder of a man in 
that state. The day before his execution he 
confessed to the prison guards and others that 
he had murdered two other men, one in West 
Virginia, for which an innocent man was suf- 
fering the penalty in the penitentiary at 
Moundsville. He said he would make full con- 
fession on the scaffold and reveal the names 



THE CASE OF fcTATE HENRY. 



281 



of all the parties. At the time of execution 
the sheriff utterly refused him permission to 
make any public confession, thus leaving the 
matter still veiled in mystery. When these 
proceedings were published it was agitated 
through the newspapers in various states, 
and the case became quite a noted one. A 
brother who had become interested in his 
case, visited Uniontown, Pa., to make inves- 
tigation. Depositions were taken of the death 
watch, or prison guard, of Win. Allen, also of 
the news reporter and others who heard the 
confession. A photograph of the executed 
man (Allen) was obtained and taken to the 
Moundsville prison, where it was immediate- 
ly recognized by State Henry and three oth- 
ers, as being the same Wm. Allen who worked 
with them on the Short Line railroad in Wet- 
zel! County and whom they saw there the night 
of the murder of John Richardson. 



The following is taken from a clipping of 
the Moundsville Daily Echo of April 1, 1902 : 

STATE HENBY WILL HANG. 

' ' By a ruling of the Supreme Court, the ver- 
dict of the AVetzell Circuit Court in State 
Henry's case holds good and Henry will pay 
the penalty for the crime of murder on the 
gallows. ' ' 

The following poems fully express the di- 
vine work that has been wrought in the heart 
of the man: 

Warden's Wife— 
"Kind warden, name that stalwart colored man; 
His tender eyes seem clear with holy light; 
And as I heard him sing, my heart began 
Recalling mother dear and heaven bright." 

Warden — 
"State Henry is his name, and he must die 
Upon the prison-scaffold's shameful height, 
To pay the penalty of those who lie 
In wait for blood, and murder in the night." 



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THE CASE OF STATE HENRY. 



Wife— 
"Oh, tell rne not he's guilty of the crime! 
For oft I've heard him praising Jesus' name 
To groups of shackled men, whose tedious time 
Was turned to pleasure when he 'mong them came. ' ' 

Warden — 
"Condemned to die he is, but, madam dear, 
I will not say he's guilty of the deed, 
For he declares he's innocent and clear; 
But die he must, for thus the court decreed." 

Wife— 
' ' He prospers not who covers up his sin, ' 
And surely Christ has blessed that joyous heart ; 
If he were guilty he could not thus win 
The grace of God, and find life's better part." 

Warden — 
' 'Tis strange indeed, and gladly would I see 
His days prolonged if it were mine to say; 
For in this great wide wcrld, it seems to me, 
There's room for him, to labor, love and pray." 



NOT COMFORTLESS. 

Am I sad, oh, am I lonely, 

Here behind these prison-bars? 

Am I by my friends forsaken? 
Are there none but dreary hours? 

No : I am not sad or lonely ; 

Christ I 've found to be my friend ; 
He has borne my griefs and sorrows, 

He'll be with me to the end. 

God is able yet to free me ; 

I can say, ' ' Thy will be done ; ' ' 
If I die upon the scaffold, 

He will take my spirit home. 

If he grants me yet my pardon, 
He shall have my lasting praise ; 

And most faithfully I'll serve him 
The remainder of my days. 



ROBT, ROTHMAN 



N, H, BYRUM. 



INDEX OP ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PAGE 

Achor, G. E 167 

Austin, E. L 12 L 

Axup, E. J 175 

Bailey, Geo. W 39 

Baldwin, W. J 153 

Bamford, Jas 271 

Bateman, Cornelia 147 

Bennett, LB 203 

Billig, Emma J 25J 

Blaney, Jno. G 155 

Blewitt, Chas 121 

Bolds, Geo. E 135 

Bolds, Otto 85 

Bolds, Lillian M 85 

Boyer, Geo. M 15 T 

Bragg, Wm. H 167 

Bright, Chas 125 

Brown, Willis M 199 

Bryant, S. G 151 

Byers, A. L 73 



PACE 

Byers, Delia F 73 

Byers, J. W 93 

Byers, Jennie 93 

Byrum, E. E 45 

Byrum, Ehoda K 45 

Byrum, N. H b 

Byrum, Isabel C 3 

Byrum, Lucinda 183 

Carey, G. W 189 

Carter, Thos. and Wife 211 

Chapman, O. A. and Wife 221 

Chase, J. E 201 

Cheatham, Wm. H 139 

Cheatham, Anna 139 

Clayton, G. T. and Wife 105 

Clifford, Paul V 133 

Cole, G. L 63 

Cole, Mary «°. 

Cook, Lorenzo 145 

Cooper. Lena 147 



pagi! 

Coplin, G. Q 21 

Coston, Emma 1 127 

Courtney, Josephine E 251 

Crowell, Julia K 91 

Daugherty, Jno. W 115 

Davis, Martha E 91 

Davison, W. A 125 

Deloe, E. G 169 

Dillon, Jno. A 109 

Dillon, Alice 103 

Dodge, C. O. and Nora Debolt Ill 

Downer, W. A 135 

Drew, Wm 157 

Duncan, N. 8. and Wife 209 

Duncan, W. E 19 

Ebel, Wm 69 

EUiott, B. E 83 

Elliott, Georgia C 83 

Ellis, Edward 173 

Ellis, T. E 173 



284 



INDEX OF ILLUSTBATIONS. 



PAGE 

Ellison, A. J 175 

Elwood, Emma Miller 265 

Ferrill, Jas. D 149 

Fink, Birdie E 109 

Fisher, J. C 49 

Fisher, Allie B 49 

Ford, Samuel 213 

Forrest, J. E 33 

Frame, J.J 137 

Fry, Geo. W 27 

Fry, Addie 27 

Fry, Delia 27 

Gast, B, N H3 

Green, J. L 271 

Grover, W. B 137 

Hale, J. B 79 

Hand, W. A 215 

Hans, Thos 69 

Harrington, J. M 157 

Hatch, J. D 141 

Haynes, W. A 201 

Hechler, H. W 35 

Heldenbrand, Mary 205 

Helm, S. M 107 

Henry, State 279 

Henry, W. J. and Wife 27 

Hill, Elizabeth A 103 



PAG3 

Hines, Sophia 83 

Hoffman, H. A 57 

Houghton, E. F 101 

■Howard, J .N 35 

Hunter, C. E 89 

Hunter, Paul 89 

Hunter, Nora 89 

Husted, Fred 191 

Jacobson, F. N. and Susie 201 

Jarvis, Bobt. and Wife 181 

Kaser, Lodema 103 

Keeling, G. P 217 

Khan, A. D 217 

Kilpatrick, A. J 43 

Kinzie, A. A 207 

Kreutz, Emil 23 

Lewis, Lucy M 26;" 

Leininger, David 113 

Long, Wm. P 159 

Lundy, J. F 59 

Martin, Jno. B 75 

Martin, Fannie B 75 

Martz, Samuel 203 

Masters, E. G 169 

McAlister, Samuel and Wife 18': 

McCoy, I. S 119 

McCreary, Jas. S 115 



PAGE 

McCully, S. P 97 

Merica, J. H 39 

Merritt, Wm. H 151 

Michels, Sebastian 163 

Miller, W. H 185 

Mitchell, J. L. and Wife 105 

Moyer, David H 171 

Moyer, S. S 63 

Moyer, Lydia 63 

Myers, Julia 187 

Naylor, C. W 03 

Neff, J. G 141 

Nelson, Harry W 110 

Nelson, Thos 177 

Orr, Chas 19 

Owens, B. H 149 

Palmer, A. B. and Wife 83 

Pike, J. L 215 

Pine, Jas 57 

Porter, L. L. and Wife 211 

Potter, Arthur S 81 

Poulson, A. J 145 

Badebaugh, A 61 

Ramabai, Pandita 205 

Beardon, E. A 273 

Biggie, H. M 17 

Boberts, Jno. E 67 



INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



285 



PAGE 

Bosenberry, Franklin 185 

Bothman, Bobt 21 

Eowe, A. T 67 

Butty, Jennie C 25 

Sehell, W. G 123 

Schell, Adena 123 

Schwieger, F 50 

Sheldon, Leroy and Wife 53 

Shipley, Annie 273 

Shoffner, Lena L 187 

Simmons, F. W 107 

Smith, F. G 79 

Smith, J. A 191 

Smith, Jno. E 171 

Smith, E, J 279 

Smith, Sarah 183 

Smith, Wm, N. and Wife 89 

Speck, S. L 17 

Stanberry, A. B 101 

Strang, S. P 155 

Sunderland, 0. A. and S. S 109 

Sutherland, Wm. A 159 

Tasker, Geo. P 81 

Teasley, D. 29 

Teasley, Ora Howard 29 

Thiell, Earl 99 

Titley, W. W 61 



PAGE 

Trent, Ella and Drusilla 109 

Tubbs, G. H 117 

Tubbs, Mary 117 

Tuff ord, Arthur 20 7 

Tuff ord, Emma 207 

Tufts, G 23 

Uber, Mahala 25 

Van Velden, F. J. and Wife 221 

Vielguth, Geo 161 

Warner, D. S 13 

Warner, D. Sidney 13 

Warren, B. E 33 

Warren, Wm. E 213 

Weikel, B. F 153 

Welling, Yens M 133 

White, Jno. W 99 

Wiekersham, H. C 43 

Wilber, J. A 131 

Williams, Jno. L 177 

Williams, W. 131 

Williamson, F. M 199 

Willis, James 209 

Wilson, Ostis B. and Wife 189 

Wooden, Byron 161 

Yoder, Simon A 97 



LAEGE SIZE CUTS. 

PAGE 

Library and Home of D.S.Warner. 15 

Tomb of D. S. Warner near Grand 
Junction, Mich 31 

Camp Ground and Lake near Grand 
Junction, Mich 37 

Trumpet Family, 1895 i) 

Gospel Trumpet Office, 1889, and 
Trumpet Home, Grand Junction, 
Mich 47 

Gospel Trumpet Office, Grand Junc- 
tion, Mich. 1898 51 

Auditorium where annual camp- 
meeting is held at Moundsville, 
W. Va 55 

Private Office of E. E. Byrum. . . 65 

Bookstore and Order Department, 
Gospel Trumpet Office 65 

First Home of Trumpet Family in 
Moundsville 71 

Group of Workers, Trumpet Home, 
and Office, 1900 71 

Present Office Gospel Trumpet 

Pub. Co n 

Front View Trumpet Home, 
Moundsville, W. Va 77 



286 



INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Department of Bookbindery, Gos- 
pel Trumpet Office 87 

Side View Trumpet Home, Mounds- 
ville, W. Va 97 

The Floating Bethel 129 

A Group from the Church in Liver- 
pool, England, 1894 143 

Old People's Home, South Haven, 
Mich 165 



PAGE 

Office of the Scandinavian Gospel 
Trumpet, Grand Forks, N. D. 17.) 

Company of Workers with D. S. 
Warner 193 

A Group from Calcutta, India. . . 195 
The Gospel Van, Birkenhead, Eng- 
land, 1894 197 



PAGE 

Children's Home, Grand Junction, 
Mich 219 

Scenes on the Burket, Ind. Camp- 
ground 2 -: !3 

The Ancient Mound, Moundsville, 
W. Va 275 

Book and Tract Distributing Office, 
Woodburn, Ore 260 



LIST OF CONTENTS. 

PAGE 

Preface I 

"Workers together with Him" 9 

A sketch of the Life of D. S. Warner 12 

History of the Gospel Trumpet Publishing 

work 40 

Experience of Mother Sarah Smith 182 

Testimony of Josephine E. Courtney 219 

' ' Then the eyes ofthe blind shall be opened ' ' 2G 1- 

Ancient Mound at Moundsville 276 

The case of State Henry 278 

Index 283 



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